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State Medicaid authorities can expand services that sustain individuals in the community and improve health outcomes for children with autism spectrum disorder.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - December 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Laura Conrad Source Type: blogs
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As millions are disenrolled from state Medicaid programs, the health insurance marketplaces can serve as a critical coverage safety net.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - December 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Rachel Swindle, Sabrina Corlette Source Type: blogs
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Clinicians must become leaders of climate action and accelerate progress to protect their patients, the public, and the planet from harm.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - December 1, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Hardeep Singh Source Type: blogs
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Legislative solutions to the prescription drug price issue were slow to materialize until the Inflation Reduction Act changed how Medicare pays for drugs.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - November 29, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Anna Kaltenboeck Source Type: blogs
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The Medicaid unwinding situation presents a unique challenge for states, health care providers, and the millions of beneficiaries who depend on the program.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - November 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sara Rosenbaum, MaryBeth Musumeci Source Type: blogs
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States are exploring and implementing maternal health policies that affect postpartum care, midwives, doulas, and freestanding birth centers.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - November 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Rebecca Johnson, Gloria N. Eldridge, Priti Khanal, Laurie C. Zephyrin Source Type: blogs
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To ensure better maternal health outcomes and the end of racial and ethnic maternal health disparities, any new policy initiatives must align with the goals and preferences of women and other birthing people.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - November 16, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Morenike Ayo-Vaughan, Zara Porter, Sarah Benatar, Laurie C. Zephyrin Source Type: blogs
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Colorado requires comprehensive data from all health care sharing ministries; its report provides a detailed look at HCSMs selling memberships in the state.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - November 15, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: JoAnn Volk, Justin Giovannelli, Christina L. Goe Source Type: blogs
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States should leverage Medicaid to improve youth behavioral health care.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - November 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jocelyn Guyer, Sheamekah Williams, John O ’Brien, Gina Rogari, Michaiah Parker Source Type: blogs
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State public option–style plans offer states a way to control costs, increase plan choices for consumers, and expand access to coverage for underserved people.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - November 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Christine Monahan, Nadia Stovicek, Justin Giovannelli Source Type: blogs
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People who shop for health coverage often have trouble determining whether the plans they’re considering cover their prescription drugs, and at what cost.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - November 3, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Matt Seidner, Sarah K. Emond Source Type: blogs
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The administration can take steps to advance a more equitable system for Medicare beneficiaries to receive home-based services and bolster family caregivers.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - November 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Barbara Lyons, Jane Andrews Source Type: blogs
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Health systems’ awareness of its impact on climate change is growing, but action is lagging — policies that can accelerate decarbonization are needed.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - October 26, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Joanne Kenen Source Type: blogs
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An ongoing legal challenge is threatening the guarantee of free preventive care in the Affordable Care Act.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - October 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: MaryBeth Musumeci, Sara Rosenbaum Source Type: blogs
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For the first time, CMS has proposed coordinated coding and payment changes to advance health equity goals that will improve access to behavioral health care.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - October 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Lauren Testa Source Type: blogs
