- Innovations in Medicaid: Considerations for MassHealth
Wednesday, December 07, 2011
Report summarizing the results of a series of interviews conducted by the Center for Health Care Strategies with key Medicaid stakeholders from across the country on cutting-edge Medicaid strategies including: purchasing strategies to optimize delivery systems; payment strategies to leverage existing funds; integrated models of care to improve services for complex populations; and opportunities for improved organizational capacity.
- Dual Eligibles in Massachusetts: A Profile of Health Care Services and Spending for Non-Elderly Adults Enrolled in Both Medicare and Medicaid
Monday, September 12, 2011
Comprehensive report presenting combined Medicare and Medicaid spending data for non-elderly adults (ages 21 to 64) dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid in Massachusetts. This report was created by Ellen Breslin Davidson and Tony Dreyfus of BD Group. MMPI produced this report in collaboration with the Office of Medicaid in the Executive Office of Health and Human Services. Designed to support use of the charts in slide presentations.
- FY2012 General Appropriations Act Brief
Tuesday, August 02, 2011
This budget brief describes the sections of the Fiscal Year 2012 (FY 2012) final budget bill – as signed by the legislature and including the Governor’s vetoes – that are relevant to MassHealth (Medicaid) and other programs that support health care coverage for the state’s low- and moderate-income populations. It is the final in a series of fact sheets published by the Massachusetts Medicaid Policy Institute (MMPI) and produced by the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center in partnership with the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute.
- The ACA's Impact on Medicaid: Changes and Opportunities for MassHealth
Thursday, July 28, 2011
This report, by Beth Waldman from Bailit Health Purchasing and Kate Nordahl of the Massachusetts Medicaid Policy Institute, provides an in-depth discussion of the provisions from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) which impact Medicaid programs and how these provisions may be applied in Massachusetts. Click here for an Executive Summary.
- FY2012 House and Senate Budget Proposals Comparison
Friday, July 22, 2011
This budget brief comparing the House and Senate Fiscal Year 2012 (FY 2012) budget proposals for MassHealth (Medicaid) and other health care programs is the fifth in a series of fact sheets that are published by the Massachusetts Medicaid Policy Institute (MMPI) and produced by the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center in partnership with the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute. MMPI is publishing budget fact sheets at each stage in the FY 2012 budget process, as budget proposals move through the legislature.
- The Basics of the Massachusetts Medicaid Program February 2011
Monday, February 07, 2011
A updated fact sheet that introduces MassHealth, the Massachusetts Medicaid program, describing its basic structure, benefits, and beneficiaries. It examines how enrollment and spending have changed over time and describes some current policy issues and challenges.
- Enrollment and Disenrollment in MassHealth and Commonwealth Care
Monday, April 26, 2010
This report, written in conjunction with senior staff at the Center for Health Law and Economics, examines the phenomenon of enrollees cycling on and off state health insurance programs, specifically MassHealth and Commonwealth Care.
- Massachusetts Medicaid Fertile Ground for Health Care Payment Changes
Monday, November 16, 2009
MassHealth could play a crucial role in containing health care costs. This report outlines how global payments could be used in Massachusetts Medicaid. Global payments have been recommended by the Special Commission on Health System Payment and the Massachusetts Health Care Quality and Cost Council as a means of reigning in health care cost increases and improving care coordination.
- Medicaid Prescription Drug Quality and Cost Management: Options, Opportunities and Progress
Friday, November 13, 2009
On Nov. 13, 2009, MMPI partnered with the Massachusetts Health Policy Forum and Community Catalyst to sponsor a forum exploring efforts in Massachusetts to improve quality and control Medicaid prescription drug costs. Click here for the issue brief released at the forum, and here for materials from the November 13 forum.
- The MassHealth Waiver: 2009-2011 . . . And Beyond
Monday, February 02, 2009
This report analyzes components of the federal waiver granted to the state on December 22, 2008 by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The waiver authorizes critical federal funding for several health coverage programs for low-income individuals and for the Commonwealth’s safety net health system for uninsured residents. It is the programmatic and financial underpinning of the Commonwealth’s landmark 2006 health care reform law.
- Long-Term Care in Massachusetts: Facts at a Glance
Thursday, January 01, 2009
Massachusetts has a lengthy history of supporting the long-term care needs of elders and people with disabilities across the lifespan. This fact sheet provides a snapshot of the current state of long-term care supports in the Commonwealth, including information about the populations who use long-term care supports, projected changes in the demand for and cost of these services, and trends in utilization and payer mix.
- Massachusetts Medicaid in Perspective: An Analysis of Spending Growth and Economic Growth, 1996-2007
Monday, September 01, 2008
This issue brief shows that, contrary to common perception, Medicaid cost growth in Massachusetts has exceeded growth in the economy only modestly since the mid-1990s.