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Health Equity : MACPAC

WebHealth equity is commonly defined as a concept in which “everyone has a fair and just opportunity to be as healthy as possible. This requires removing obstacles to health such …

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Medicaid 101 : MACPAC

WebMedicaid 101. Medicaid is a joint federal-state program that provided health care coverage to an estimated 70.2 million people in fiscal year (FY) 2019. As a major payer in the U.S. …

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Overview of the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid : MACPAC

WebMedicaid and the Affordable Care Act. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA, P.L. 111-148, as amended) made a number of changes to Medicaid. Perhaps the most …

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Medicaid and Rural Health : MACPAC

WebMedicaid is an important source of health care coverage for the 60 million Americans living in rural areas. Nearly a quarter of individuals under age 65 who live in rural areas are …

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Panel on the Medicare-Medicaid Plan Transitions and the Future of

WebThe Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission is a non-partisan legislative branch agency that provides policy and data analysis and makes recommendations to …

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Access to Mental Health Services for Adults Covered by Medicaid

WebJune 2021 | Benefits. Chapter 2 focuses on the needs of adults with mental health conditions and the role of Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program …

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Medicaid expansion to the new adult group : MACPAC

WebThe Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission is a non-partisan legislative branch agency that provides policy and data analysis and makes recommendations to Congress, the Secretary of the …

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MACPAC Releases Report to Congress on Oversight of Institutions …

WebThe finding is part of a special congressionally mandated report, Oversight of Institutions for Mental Diseases, which MACPAC released January 6. The ban—known …

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Encouraging Health Information Technology Adoption in

WebDelivery systems for physical and behavioral health are often fragmented, impeding access to care and resulting in inappropriate or limited use of services, poor health status, and …

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Effects of Churn on Potentially Preventable Hospital Use

WebThe Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission is a non-partisan legislative branch agency that provides policy and data analysis and makes recommendations to …

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Eligibility : MACPAC

WebEligibility. People eligible for Medicaid coverage have historically included low-income children and their parents, pregnant women, people with disabilities, and people age 65 …

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Financing Strategies to Address the Social Determinants of …

WebMedicaid Authorities and Flexibilities to Address the Social Determinants of Health. This section describes the three primary mechanisms through which state Medicaid programs …

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Access in Brief: Rural and Urban Health Care : MACPAC

WebOctober 2018. People living in rural areas are more likely to be covered by Medicaid and face different barriers to access than people living in urban areas. For example, there are …

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Access in Brief: Health Care Needs and Use of Services by …

Webhealth characteristics, and prevalence and treatment rates for behavioral health conditions among these children, comparing the experience of youth covered by Medicaid or the …

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State Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Fact Sheet

WebCHIP is a joint federal-state program that provides health coverage to low-income, uninsured children with family incomes too high to qualify for Medicaid. In fiscal year (FY) 2016, …

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Quality requirements under Medicaid managed care : MACPAC

WebFor example, managed care plans may measure beneficiary health outcomes or beneficiary satisfaction, using performance measures such as HEDIS, CAHPS, the core sets, or …

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Medicaid and Population Health

Webhealth are substantial in analyses that examine how health status compares between Medicaid enrollees and other populations (Paradise and Garfield 2013). As a source of …

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Characteristics of Medicaid managed care plans : MACPAC

WebA 2011 study of Medicaid health plans found that of the 225 comprehensive Medicaid health plans that enrolled at least 5,000 members, 134 plans were Medicaid-dominant; that is, …

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Medicaid Coverage of Community Health Worker Services

Webprofessional health care workforce, their presence within a health care organization can help foster trust and connection with the community (CDC n.d., Lloyd et al. 2020). CHWs can …

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Behavioral health services covered under state plan authority

WebABP behavioral health services must be covered at parity with medical and surgical benefits, meaning that behavioral health services must not have less favorable benefit limitations …

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Transitions Between Medicaid, CHIP, and Exchange Coverage

WebThe rate of transition to exchange coverage was higher for adults enrolled in Medicaid (3.9 percent) and children enrolled in separate CHIP (3.3 percent) than for children enrolled in …

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Managed care's effect on outcomes : MACPAC

WebThe Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission is a non-partisan legislative branch agency that provides policy and data analysis and makes recommendations to …

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