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.
Other Reports and Research
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.
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Changes in Community Health Center Patients and Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic
A report for Kaiser Family Foundation, Changes in Community Health Center Patients and Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic, sheds light on how these safety-net providers and their patient populations have been impacted by the pandemic.
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.
Based on findings from a national survey of health centers, this brief for the Kaiser Family Foundation examines how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected health center patients and services as well as the ongoing challenges health centers and their patients face.
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).