Medicaid

Apr 28 2017

The Medicaid Expansion Lowered Use of Employment-Based Insurance

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

An AHRQ brief examines the effect of the reform law's Medicaid expansion on enrollment in employment-based insurance plans.

Mar 30 2017

Oregon’s Medicaid Experiment

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

A study in Health Affairs reviews Oregon's reform of its Medicaid program, finding reduced spending.

Jan 23 2017

Nuna, gets more than nothing, raising a whopping $90 million to support a business of gathering and analyzing Medicaid data from all states.

http://medcitynews.com/2017/01/medicaid-data-cruncher-nuna-launches/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=41071741&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--kMmAYjGVrFNM_7WhfdbfKoU_SVRE1HNTAazCiRof-1fQWHAoUvBU3uXtMwvQNaw8_DSoys8Nyj0cJ9n6z_Rne8-2S8_8Hs94Ta1jbWxt2JyNDgK8&_hsmi=41071741&rf=1

Oct 26 2016

Expanding Medicaid Coverage in Oregon Led to More ER and Physician Utilization

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

In a shocking, just shocking finding, further research confirms that if you give people free health care, they will use a lot of it.

Oct 04 2016

Magellan Rx released a Medicaid drug trend report showing that net per claim costs (costs after all discounts and rebates) for 25 state Medicaid programs rose a modest 3% from 2014 to 2015.

http://ir.magellanhealth.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=990517

Sep 02 2016

Medicaid Recipient Survey

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

Morning Consult conducts a survey of Medicaid recipients, revealing widespread satisfaction with the program.

Aug 17 2016

Medicaid Expansion Costs

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

Not only is insurance on the reform law's exchanges costing a lot more than projected, but the Mediciaid expansion also is more expensive.

Jan 25 2016

CMS has finalized its rule requiring Medicaid programs to purchase drugs from pharmacies at actual acquisition cost (good luck figuring out what that is), which supposedly will save $2.7 billion a year.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20160121/NEWS/160129962?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20160121-NEWS-160129962&utm_campaign=hits

Nov 06 2015

Massachusetts Medicaid Managed Care

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

Massachusetts once again is trailblazing for the country, as its managed Medicaid program runs into big, but very predictable issues.

Oct 30 2015

Medicaid Enrollment Errors

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

A Government Accounting Office report finds, surprise, surprise, that we are likely wasting billions of dollars in the reform law's Medicaid expansion.

Sep 14 2015

Drug Use Helps Lower Medicaid Recipients’ Medical Spending

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

A study in Health Affairs finds that greater prescription drug use among Medicaid beneficiaries is associated with a modest reduction in overall spending.

Jul 30 2015

According to research published in Health Affairs, use by dual-eligibles of Federally Qualified Health Centers was associated with a lower rate of hospitalizations and ER use.

http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/34/7/1147.abstract

Jul 14 2015

Office of the Actuary Projections of Medicaid Costs

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

CMS' Office of the Actuary issues a report on the financial state of Medicaid suggesting that new enrollees, and the reform law's Medicaid expansion, are going to cost much more…

Jun 29 2015

The Value of Medicaid Coverage

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

A National Bureau of Economic Research paper suggests that Medicaid has a value to its beneficiaries that is less than what it costs government to support the program.

May 29 2015