Reports & Analysis

Discussion draft prepared by Milliman for the Washington State Health Care Authority on planning Washington’s health benefit exchange.

The report highlights the effects that that the economic recession has had on employee health benefits.

New York State Health Foundation funded a series of analyses to help the New York State Department of Health's Office of Health Insurance Programs find ways to streamline and expand its public health insurance programs.

The NAIFA survey found that 75 percent of insurance brokers have seen their fees decrease since the medical loss ratio took effect, more than half (57 percent) facing decreases over 25 percent.

This KFF report highlights key Medicaid policy opportunities and challenges related to states' decisions about designing benefits, structuring service delivery and conducting outreach and enrollment for the mental health population.

This issue brief gives an overview of the current Medicaid program framework and outlines key issues regarding the balance between federal standards and state options.

This study evaluates efforts to measure child and adolescent health and quality of services.

The brief analyzes data from a CSCHS nationally representative survey of physicians to assess which adult-care PCPs are most likely to respond to health reform’s changes by serving additional Medicaid beneficiaries.

The RAND report analyzes the effects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) on employers and enrollees in employer-sponsored health insurance, with a focus on small businesses and businesses offering coverage through health insurance exchanges.

Some policymakers have recommended the use of block grants (or other capped funding arrangements) to limit federal Medicaid spending and give states more flexibility within their Medicaid programs.