In addition to the Program’s signature policy briefs and data notes, the Geiger Gibson Program faculty and staff author peer-reviewed publications, reports and blogs for prestigious health policy outlets such as The Commonwealth Fund, Health Affairs, Kaiser Family Foundation, and The Milbank Quarterly. Additionally, the program’s legal research and impact analyses is presented in amicus scholars briefs designed to provide the courts with expert analyses of the implications of legal actions under review.
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.
Community Health Centers And Medicaid: A Deeper Dive Into FQHC Alternative Payment Reform
An article for Health Affairs Forefront addresses how community health centers are suited to experimental payment models designed to strengthen quality and efficiency.
Limited provider networks create barriers to care. Rules to include essential community providers in marketplace plan networks must be strengthened to ensure that safety-net providers remain viable.
How Could Ending Access To The Courts Under Section 1983 Impact Medicaid Enrollees?
In a blog for Health Affairs, the authors discuss the possible implications of Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County v. Talevski.
In The Wake Of Dobbs, Make High-Quality Family Planning A Core Element Of Medicaid Managed Care
In a blog for Health Affairs, the authors report on the role of Medicaid managed care in reproductive health, and implications in the wake of Dobbs v Jackson.
Without a change to current law, massive Medicaid disenrollment after the COVID-19 public health emergency ends will trigger a significant increase in unemployment and rock state economies. This piece for the Commonwealth Fund was authored by Leighton Ku and Erin Brantley.
Building Community-Oriented Medicaid Managed Care In Texas And Beyond
Texas has a major opportunity to use purchasing strategies to build a robust community health improvement orientation into managed care.
In a blog for The Commonwealth Fund, Sara Rosenbaum discusses whether a new federal pathway to coverage might lead some states to end their Medicaid expansions.
In a blog for Health Affairs, the authors discuss the background and origins of Medicaid work requirements and the move to unwind them.
