State Policymakers’ Priorities for Successful Implementation of Health Reform

As states assess the challenges and opportunities presented by federal health reform legislation, there is a natural tendency to focus on the most immediate issues, but it is equally important that states begin planning for the many aspects of implementation that occur in later years.  This State Health Policy Briefing identifies and describes ten aspects of federal health reform that states must get right if they are to be successful in implementation.  States that pursue the ten critical elements identified in this brief will have the greatest chance of achieving the goals embodied in the federal health reform law.  

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