HMA Managing Principal Mike Nardone and Julia Paradise authored the recently released issue brief, “Medicaid Health Homes: A Profile of Newer Programs” for the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (KCMU). The Affordable Care Act (ACA) established a new state option in the Medicaid program to implement “health homes” for individuals with chronic conditions, … Read More
Kaiser Releases Medicaid, CHIP Enrollment Snapshot Reports
June 5, 2014
On June 3, the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured released its “Medicaid Enrollment Snapshot: December 2013” issue brief. Authored by Kaiser’s Laura Snyder and Robin Rudowitz and HMA’s Eileen Ellis and Dennis Roberts, the report indicates that as of December 2013, nearly 55.4 million people were enrolled in Medicaid. That’s an increase of … Read More
Issue Brief Explores Clinical Management Apps
November 22, 2013
HMA partnered with The Commonwealth Fund to develop an issue brief examining consumer mobile health applications, or apps. HMA Managing Principal Sharon Silow-Carroll and Principal Barbara Markham Smith explore the use of these apps in “Clinical Management Apps: Creating Partnerships Between Providers and Patients.” The market for health and wellness apps for use on smart … Read More
HMA-authored report for SAMHSA-HRSA looks at health homes
August 22, 2013
The SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions (CIHS) engaged Health Management Associates (HMA) to outline key areas of a recently enacted provision of the Affordable Care Act that permits Medicaid coverage of health homes, a service delivery model supporting care coordination and related supports for individuals with chronic conditions, including those with mental and substance … Read More
New report highlights need to address long-term care demands
July 16, 2013
Health Management Associates (HMA) partnered with AARP Public Policy Institute and the National Association of States United for Aging and Disabilities (NASUAD) to issue a new report highlighting the challenges facing states in providing long-term services and supports (LTSS). HMA Senior Consultant Jenna Walls is one of the authors of “At the Crossroads: Providing Long-Term … Read More
Issue brief examines Medicaid outreach, enrollment strategies
May 23, 2013
A continuum of coverage options take effect under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2014. In advance of this milestone, the Kaiser Family Foundation is offering a series of issue briefs that profile Medicaid outreach and enrollment strategies to inform efforts to implement the ACA. HMA Principal Jennifer Edwards and Consultant Diana Rodin worked with … Read More
Report looks at Managed Care Organizations’ outreach efforts
April 17, 2013
The Commonwealth Fund As state Medicaid programs are increasingly shifting beneficiaries into managed care organizations (MCOs), some MCOs are expanding their traditional role to better meet the needs of their vulnerable members and communities. In a new Commonwealth Fund report, Health Management Associates Managing Principal Sharon Silow-Carroll and Consultant Diana Rodin, report on the efforts … Read More
New report details state dual integration efforts
April 5, 2013
In the fall of 2012, Health Management Associates Senior Consultant Jenna Walls and colleagues from the AARP Public Policy Institute, and the National Association of States United for Aging and Disabilities (NASUAD) surveyed all 50 states and the District of Columbia to develop a comprehensive picture of emerging dual integration initiatives for older adults and adults … Read More
Hospital Charges and Reimbursement for Drugs: 2019 Update Analysis of Markups Relative to Acquisition Cost
July 8, 2009
Analyses of prescription drug spending trends may not always include the role various parts of the pharmaceutical supply chain play in those trends. We estimate, based on publicly available data, how much hospitals paid, on average, to acquire a drug from its manufacturer. We then calculate the amount by which hospital charges and commercial insurers’ … Read More