Payment Rates for Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services: States’ Responses to Workforce Challenges October 24, 2023 Issue Brief In response to long-standing workforce challenges in home- and community-based services, states have reported increasing Medicaid payment rates, providing more education and training or leveraging other strategies to recruit and retain workers.
How does the quality of the U.S. health care system compare to other countries? October 24, 2023 Slideshow
KFF Examines How Abortion Bans, Misinformation, and State Actions May Affect Access to Contraception October 26, 2023 News Release Following the Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, uncertainty has emerged over whether the right to contraception could also be limited. Justice Thomas’ concurring opinion in Dobbs renewed attention and raised the possibility that other Supreme Court precedents relying on the same principles as Roe, such as the right…
What Share of Nursing Facilities Might Meet Proposed New Requirements for Nursing Staff Hours? September 18, 2023 Issue Brief This issue brief analyzes the percentage and characteristics of facilities that would meet the rule’s proposed requirements for the minimum number of RN and nurse aide hours to better understand the implications of the rule.
Strategies to Manage Unwinding Uncertainty for Medicaid Managed Care Plans: Medical Loss Ratios, Risk Corridors, and Rate Amendments April 10, 2023 Issue Brief This brief provides a high-level snapshot of states with minimum medical loss ratio (MLR) and remittance requirements and risk corridors in place as of July 1, 2022 that may provide financial protection and limits on financial risk for states and plans as the unwinding unfolds.