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What the House and Senate Health Care Bills Mean for States
June 28, 2017 Issue Brief: Barely Covered: Initial Analysis of Coverage and Affordability Impacts to Consumers under the Proposed Better Care Reconciliation Act 50 State Interactive Tool: Comparison of Estimated Annual Consumer Premiums: Low and High Cost County in State 50 State Interactive Tool: Comparison of Estimated Annual Consumer Premiums: In Single County in a State […]
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State Health and Housing Programs in the Proposed FY 2018 Federal Budget: Six Housing Programs to Watch
State health policymakers are increasingly acknowledging housing as a key component of health, and are weaving housing strategies into their broader health system transformations. States have powerful levers at their disposal and a range of funding streams that they can bring to bear to support integrated health and housing, while local public housing authorities also […]
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Highlighting State Medicaid Performance Measures, Improvement Projects, & Incentives To Promote Improvement in Women’s Health Services and Perinatal Outcomes
Poor birth outcomes, such as pre-term birth, carry substantial human and financial costs and are generally influenced by women’s health and socioeconomic factors such as race, ethnicity, income, health care access, and education. According to the Institute of Medicine, the cost associated with pre-term birth in the U.S. is $26.2 billion each year, with Medicaid […]
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State Medicaid Quality Metrics and Performance-Based Incentives for Women’s Health Services to Improve Birth Outcomes
*Maps and Chart updated as of June 27, 2017* State Medicaid agencies provide a variety of health services to women that promote overall health and well-being and support improved birth outcomes, such as reduction in infant mortality rates. States have the option of implementing performance measurement, incentives or improvement projects, including as part of broad […]
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Three Ways the Proposed White House Budget Could Affect Public Health in States
Budgets are important windows into the priorities of an administration. While the White House budget for FY 2018 proposes some targeted infrastructure investments,[i] it also proposes to reduce funding for public health infrastructure and services. The budget proposed by the White House is expected to change in Congress; however, it is important for states to […]
