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Medicaid

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Wait Time Standards for Behavioral Health Network Adequacy

Insufficient access to behavioral health (BH) care and the inability to get timely care are significant problems in the United States. Concerns about BH network adequacy have been prompted by evidence of narrow networks for BH, variation in network adequacy across plans, and evidence that network adequacy impacts access to certain specialties.
ASPE Issue Brief

Medical Respite Programs: A Critical Service for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness

People experiencing homelessness often have complex health care and social service needs which present significant care challenges to hospitals, such as longer lengths of stays, higher readmission rates, and complicated chronic illnesses.
Fact Sheet, Policy Brief

Understanding Economic Risk for Low-Income Families: Economic Security, Program Benefits, and Decisions about Work

This project explored how workers with low incomes who receive federal benefits weigh factors including marginal tax rates, benefit loss, ease of resuming benefits once lost, and job instability when deciding whether to accept an earnings increase.
ASPE Issue Brief

Medicare Coverage of Anti-Obesity Medications

In November 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Medicare Program; Contract Year 2026 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, Medicare Cost Plan Program, and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly proposed rule.
ASPE Data Point

Evaluating Medicaid Strategies to Streamline Ex Parte Renewals

National estimates indicate that streamlined renewal options for Medicaid beneficiaries with incomes below 100 percent of the federal poverty level and without an ex parte income data source would provide timely and accurate eligibility determinations.
ASPE Issue Brief

Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Care Among Young Adults, Ages 19 to 25

This issue brief shows coverage gains among young adults under the Affordable Care Act, the American Rescue Plan, and the Inflation Reduction Act. The uninsured rate among this group declined by more than half, from 31.5 percent in 2009 to 13.1 percent in 2023, as employer-sponsored dependent coverage increased by over 20 percent.
Report

Assessing Medicaid Payment Rates and Costs of Caring for the Medicaid Population Residing in Nursing Homes: Final Report

The purpose of this research was to understand the relationship between state Medicaid payment rates to nursing homes and those facilities’ costs of providing care to Medicaid residents.
ASPE Issue Brief

Medicaid: The Health and Economic Benefits of Expanding Eligibility

This Issue Brief examines the impact of Medicaid throughout its six decades and highlights the importance of Medicaid coverage for low-income children and adults. The brief reviews studies showing that access to Medicaid coverage is associated with a significant improvement in health and mortality.
ASPE Issue Brief

Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Section 1915(c) Waiver Policy Flexibilities During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: State Agency, Provider, and Consumer Experiences Issue Brief

States may use Appendix K to modify their existing Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) 1915(c) waiver programs during emergency situations. During the COVID-19 public health emergency, states used Appendix K to make temporary changes to access and eligibility, payment, services, and other aspects of their waiver programs.
Research Brief

Behavioral Health Treatment by Service Type and Race and Ethnicity for Children and Youth Involved with the Child Welfare System

Children and youth involved with the child welfare system frequently have behavioral health conditions and are high users of behavioral health services compared to children and youth in other Medicaid eligibility categories.