Writing for Commonwealth Fund’s To the Point, blog examines how community health center patients and providers have been directly and adversely affected by the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
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New report explores opportunities to strengthen maternal health outcomes in Texas. Produced in partnership with Episcopal Health Foundation.
New blog on the Commonwealth Fund’s To the Point examines the challenges experienced by community health centers following the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision In Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
In Health Affairs Forefront, Leighton Ku and Sara Rosenbaum comment on the CBO cost estimate for Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act (S.2840) which shows that additional mandatory spending for CHCs would create savings by lowering federal Medicaid and Medicare costs..
Addressing Social Drivers Of Health In The Medicaid Managed Care Environment
Writing in HEALTH AFFAIRS FOREFRONT, Peter Shin and Caitlin Murphy discuss how payment strategies and contractual frameworks are being shaped to address social risk. The studies described were funded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Florida’s Medicaid Unwinding Lacks Fundamental Safeguards And Can Harm Population Health
Writing in HEALTH AFFAIRS FOREFRONT, Leighton Ku, MaryBeth Muscumeci and Sara Rosenbaum discuss the likely population health effects of Florida’s Medicaid unwinding on people losing coverage, based on data from the first several months of unwinding.
As They Await Congressional Action, Community Health Centers Are Facing A Perfect Storm
Writing in HEALTH AFFAIRS FOREFRONT, the authors discuss the importance of the Community Health Center Fund to CHC mission and operations.
The Road to Maternal Health Runs Through Medicaid Managed Care
A brief for The Commonwealth Fund examines the maternal mortality crisis in the US. To address the maternal health crisis, state Medicaid programs must work with managed care plans to adopt a "continuum" approach to maternal health. The report is authored by Sara Rosenbaum, Anne Rosier Markus, Caitlin Murphy, Rebecca Morris, Maria Casoni and Kay Johnson.
Creating a Pathway to Affordable Health Insurance for Dreamers
In a blog for The Commonwealth Fund, Sara Rosenbaum and Maria Casoni consider the Biden administration's proposed rules [April 2023] to expand access to affordable health care coverage for tens of thousands of Dreamers who for more than a decade have been uninsured.
Forcing States To Tie Medicaid To Work Is An Unconstitutional ‘Gun To The Head’
In Health Affairs Forefront, the authors examine the Medicaid work requirement provision in the House bill debt relief bill and find it is likely unconstitutional. By Sara Rosenbaum, MaryBeth Musumeci, Alexander Somodevilla and Maria Casoni.