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 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.
Community health centers could provide better outsourced primary care for veterans.
The “VA Mission Act of 2018” expands the “Choice Program” legislation of 2014 which outsourcing of VA care to private physicians and is intended by Congress to help relieve significant access problems at the VHA.
The authors explore how community health centers, a principal source of primary care for medically underserved communities, can assume an important role in the quest for health care reform by serving substantially more Medicaid patients.
Unpacking the Trump Administration’s Section 1115 Medicaid Work Demonstration Solicitation
In a blog for Health Affairs, the authors examine the Trump administration’s solicitation to states to undertake demonstrations to test the effects of Medicaid work requirements, reviewing the policy context and key elements.
The Community Health Center Fund: What's At Risk?
Writing for the Milbank Quarterly, Sara Rosenbaum explains the key policy reforms responsible for the extraordinary growth of community health centers over five decades, and the urgency for extending the Community Health Center Fund.
Medicaid Expansion And Grant Funding Increases Helped Improve Community Health Center Capacity
The authors examine the effects of the ACA Medicaid expansion and changes in federal grant levels on the community health center patient volume, insurance coverage, and visits from 2012 to 2015.
After the Affordable Care Act: Health Reform and the Safety Net
In the wake of coverage reform, two major safety-net providers – community health centers and public hospitals – continue to play a key role in the health care system. The authors examine the gains and threats they face under the Affordable Care Act.
An Enduring Relationship: Medicaid and Community Health Centers
As the Medicaid program and community health centers reach their 50th anniversary in 2015, the authors explore the relationship between the two.
