The Fund supports networks of state health policy decision makers to help identify, inspire, and inform policy leaders.
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December 2017
Low-income adults who need and use long-term services and supports (LTSS) are among the most complex, expensive, and fast-growing populations… More
November 2017
States play an important role in combating opioid misuse. In October, the Medicaid Evidence-based Decisions (MED) project, a program run by the Center… More
Recent changes in the hospital industry, such as the increase in hospital consolidation, pose new challenges for states as they review proposed… More
What is the impact of multi-payer primary care transformation programs like Medicare’s Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) on health care quality… More
October 2017
It might have been difficult to imagine 10 years ago—commercial and public insurers meeting to compare notes on how to better align payments,… More
We have heard a lot about health care costs lately—and state health leaders and the public have many questions about them. Does my state spend more… More
What happens when you identify specific improvements in population health in several states—and then ask, “How did they do that?” You gain a… More
September 2017
The federal government is committed to supporting state health policy innovation, but where is the common ground in an otherwise fractured political… More
Thomas J. Betlach, director of the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), the state’s Medicaid system, is widely recognized as a… More
“Twenty-five years ago, when this foundation saw that the federal government was incapable of addressing the health care concerns of its… More
