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.
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.
Administration Effectively Rescinds ‘Families First’ Medicaid Continuous Enrollment Protection
In a blog for Health Affairs, the authors examine the Medicaid provisions of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and Treasury interim final rule that would implement various laws applicable to the federal government’s pandemic response and impose limitations on the Medicaid coverage protections contained in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA).
As A Civil Rights Matter, CMS Can And Should Allow States To Make Medicaid Retainer Payments
In a blog for Health Affairs, the authors discuss the urgency of a broad, population-wide Medicaid retainer payment policy as a critical tool for ensuring preservation of health care in the nation’s most at-risk communities.
In the Pandemic, Patients Need Health Insurance, Not a Hospital “Claims Reimbursement” Fund
In an Opinion Piece for Milbank Memorial Quarterly, Sara Rosenbaum discusses the shortcomings of the Trump Administration pandemic-era limited funding uncompensated care.
Closing The Medicaid Coverage Gap: Options For Reform
Closing the coverage gap created by the the US Supreme Court’s landmark decision in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius represents the ACA’s most pressing piece of unfinished business. Several options, which vary in cost and political complexity, exist for closing the gap in ways that respect the ACA’s pluralistic approach to insurance coverage while adhering to constitutional principles.
Community health centers: A Key Partner to Achieve Medicaid Expansion
The authors describe obstacles encountered with Medicaid coverage, and how federally qualified community health centers (CHCs) might play a role in resolving those challenges.
