Strengthening Medicaid with Health Information Technology: Are Providers & States Up to the Challenge? August 1, 2011 Event Health care providers can receive Medicare and Medicaid payment incentives when they adopt electronic health records and demonstrate their “meaningful use.” Additionally, states must establish a website by 2014 for Medicaid beneficiaries to electronically enroll and renew coverage. Yet many challenges remain so that health information technology (HIT) can help…
Health Affairs Article: Medicaid Expansion Under Health Reform May Increase Service Use and Improve Access For Low-Income Adults With Diabetes January 1, 2012 Issue Brief This analysis finds that Medicaid’s role in financing diabetes care will grow when many low-income uninsured people with diabetes become eligible for Medicaid as the program expansions under the Affordable Care Act in 2014. Adult Medicaid beneficiaries with diabetes had annual per person health expenditures more than three times higher…
La mayoría de los inmigrantes hispanos dicen que sus vidas son mejores en Estados Unidos, pero enfrentan desafíos financieros y de atención médica: Encuesta 2023 de KFF/LA Times sobre inmigrantes January 24, 2024 Poll Finding Hispanic immigrants represent the largest share of the immigrant population within the U.S.. They face unique challenges that vary across immigration status, educational attainment, and other socioeconomic factors, however, many remain optimistic about their quality of life in the U.S..
What to Watch in 2024: The Latest Health Cost and Affordability Issues and Trends January 24, 2024 News Release While issues of health care costs and affordability may not be at the forefront of this year’s election issues, they remain a major concern among the public. About a quarter of Americans say they or a family member struggled to pay their medical bills just in the past year, and…
Adults and Adolescents Living with an HIV Diagnosis, by Transmission Category January 25, 2024 State Indicator
Adults and Adolescents Living with an HIV Diagnosis, by Race/Ethnicity January 25, 2024 State Indicator