In November 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) officially proposed a comprehensive regulation on Medicaid fiscal accountability. To facilitate review of the rule, HMA staff have created an overview of key elements of the proposed regulation and summary. This document is designed to give a framework to analyze the proposal and provides … Read More
Final HMA-Authored Reports on Reproductive Care Access Released
November 26, 2019
A final report and series of five case studies, Beyond the Numbers: Access to Reproductive Health Care for Low-Income Women in Five Communities, have been released. Working with the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), a team of HMA colleagues, Managing Principal Sharon Silow-Carroll, Consultant Carrie Rosenzweig, Senior Consultant Diana Rodin, and Principal Rebecca Kellenberg, completed the … Read More
Issue Brief Explores Child Care Needs of Families Experiencing Homelessness
November 18, 2019
Recently, the HMA Community Strategies team of Managing Director Marci Eads, Principal Catherine Guerrero, Senior Associate Robyn Odendahl, Research Assistant Rathi Ramasamy and Principal Charles Robbins, contributed to a research project conducted in Los Angeles: Child Care Needs of Families Experiencing Homelessness. Funded by the Child Care Resource Center, the study’s purpose was to understand … Read More
Annual 50-State Medicaid Director Survey Released: States Report Expansion and Enhancement
October 22, 2019
Results of the 19th annual Medicaid Budget Survey were released Oct. 18, 2019 and examine changes taking place in Medicaid in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) and HMA conducted the annual survey in partnership with the National Association of Medicaid Directors. Key findings of the survey include: Multiple states reported … Read More
MAT Issue Brief Addresses Objections and Misconceptions
July 29, 2019
A new issue brief authored by HMA Principal Donna Strugar-Fritsch, MPA, BSN, dispels myths about, and objections to, the use of medication-assisted treatments (MAT) to treat opioid addiction. The brief is a clear and concise look at MAT, how and why it works, and what its use can mean for those impacted by opioid use … Read More
HMA MACPAC Report, Care Coordination in Integrated Care Programs Serving Dually Eligible Beneficiaries
May 6, 2019
A team of HMA colleagues including Sarah Barth, Sharon Silow-Carroll, Esther Reagan, Mary Russell and Taylor Simmons completed a study for the Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) to examine care coordination requirements for several Medicare-Medicaid integrated care models. The study’s final report, Care Coordination in Integrated Care Programs … Read More
Engagement with Community-Based Organizations Key to Achieving Health Equity & Wellness for Medicaid Populations
April 29, 2019
A new issue brief from AcademyHealth, in partnership with Health Management Associates (HMA) and the Disability Policy Consortium (DPC), showcases the vital role that community-based organizations (CBOs) can play in advancing health equity and wellness for individuals and communities in Medicaid payment and care delivery system reform. The brief provides five key lessons from CBOs … Read More
HMA Colleagues Conduct Impact Assessments of Proposals Developed by California Future Health Workforce Commission
April 22, 2019
A team of HMA colleagues, including Carrie Cochran, Helen DuPlessis, Kelly Krinn, Nora Leibowitz and Ryan Mooney, along with Healthforce Center at the University of California, San Francisco conducted impact assessments on recommendations developed by the California Future Health Workforce Commission. The assessments were provided to the commission and used to help determine which of more … Read More
White Paper Prepared by HMA Aligns CenteringPregnancy with Value-Based Payment Models
April 15, 2019
In, “Aligning Value-Based Payment with the CenteringPregnancy Group Prenatal Care Model: Strategies to Sustain a Successful Model of Prenatal Care,” HMA authors Diana Rodin, MPH, and Margaret Kirkegaard, MD, MPH, review new opportunities to promote improved outcomes and lower costs in maternity care though value-based payment strategies. Prepared for the Centering Healthcare Institute, it demonstrates … Read More
Report Examines Medicaid Program Features, Challenges, and Changes in the Territories
March 4, 2019
Medicaid was designed to serve low-income and vulnerable individuals, but it operates differently in the U.S. territories than it does in the states. While the federal share varies based on per capita income for each state, federal funding for Medicaid in the territories is subject to a statutory cap and a fixed federal matching rate. … Read More