Collaborating with Health Centers to Leverage HIT for System Improvement
Early in 2010, NASHP hosted a webinar that brought together individuals from Massachusetts, Oregon, and Tennessee with experience in collaborating with health centers around Health Information Technology (HIT) activities to discuss ways in which state agencies and federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) are working together to use HIT and health information exchange (HIE) funding opportunities from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to achieve mutual goals for health system improvements.
Federally Qualified Health Centers and State Health Policy: A Primer for California
California's federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and "look-alikes" treat more than 2.3 million patients each year. With fewer providers serving Medi-Cal beneficiaries and the uninsured, FQHCs have become an even more vital source of primary care for millions of Californians.
Policies and Strategies to Make Medicaid Managed Care Work for FQHCs: Experiences from Two States
State policies have a strong influence on the ability of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) to participate in managed care arrangements. The 2000 Institute of Medicine report, “America’s Health Care Safety Net: Intact but Endangered,” examined the impact of Medicaid managed care on the future integrity and viability of safety net providers, such as community health centers.
Community Health Centers and Health Reform: Highlights from a National Academy for State Health Policy Forum
The purpose of this paper is to help state policy makers understand how federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) can fit into states’ health care reform plans and help achieve state reform goals related to access, quality, and cost. This topic was the subject of a day-long meeting hosted by the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) on May 5, 2008, in Washington, D.C.
Federal Community Health Centers and State Health Policy: A Primer for Policy Makers
Federally funded community health centers connect 16 million people throughout the U.S. and its territories with primary health care services and form much of the fabric of the country’s health care safety net. Although the federal community health center program was initiated with very little state input and involvement more than 40 years ago, this relationship is changing.
Safety Net Workforce in the Context of Health Care Reform
In the drive by many states to craft programs to expand health coverage to reach more, if not all, of their uninsured population, the focus has been on the cornerstone implementation issues of mandates and affordability. Less attention has been paid to the question of whether there is adequate provider capacity to deliver care, especially to those who could gain coverage under state health reform.
Health Centers and the Deficit Reduction Act: An Overview for State Policy Makers
Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), which provided care to 5 million Medicaid enrollees in 2005, have a special relationship with Medicaid programs. The complex package of measures in the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA) raises particular considerations for these health centers. While their role in the safety net is recognized in the DRA, important aspects of their relationship to their state Medicaid programs, especially regarding the availability of Medicaid reimbursement, may change.
Medicaid Managed Care Policies Affecting Safety-Net Providers and the People They Serve – Volume III: Finance
This report is the third of three in a series that uses findings from a literature review and an all-state survey conducted by NASHP in the fall of 2000 to examine Medicaid managed care policies related to safety-net providers and the people they serve. This third report examines state Medicaid managed care policies regarding aspects of financing of particular concern to safety-net providers.
Medicaid Managed Care Policies Affecting Safety-Net Providers and the People They Serve – Volume I: Eligibility and Access Policies
This report is the first of three in a series that uses findings from a literature review and an all-state survey conducted by NASHP in the fall of 2000 to examine Medicaid managed care policies related to safety-net providers and the people they serve. This first report examines state Medicaid policies regarding the inclusion of safety-net providers in Medicaid managed care and access for people served by these providers.
Medicaid Managed Care Policies Affecting Safety-Net Providers and the People They Serve – Volume II: Monitoring Functions and Quality
This report is the second of three in a series that uses findings from a literature review and an all-state survey conducted by NASHP in the fall of 2000 to examine Medicaid managed care policies related to safety-net providers and the people they serve. This second report examines state Medicaid managed care policies regarding managed care monitoring functions and quality issues of particular concern to safety-net providers.
