Reports & Analysis

In this paper, Georgetown University researchers discuss the phenomenon of employers increasingly turning to workplace wellness initiatives to curb rising health care costs and the growing prevalence of chronic conditions.

In this brief, the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP), reviewed the definition, process, and rationale for shared decision making (SDM), and the state roles in promoting SDM. The report highlights state legislative, regulatory, and other approaches in Maine, Minnesota, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington as well as the implementation challenges, policy options states have pursued, and lessons from their experience using SDM.

This toolkit is part of a series designed to share examples, templates, experiences, and lessons learned from Massachusetts’ implementation of health reform to help states plan, build, and implement elements of the Affordable Care Act.

This Kaiser Family Foundation brief, authored by Manatt Health Solutions, assesses the potential benefits and drawbacks to states from implementing a Basic Health Program under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

This National Academy for State Health Policy report outlines for states developing insurance exchanges, the three main areas where policy decisions have implications for consumers intersecting with the exchange.

Wakely Consulting Group has created an overview of the business functions that must be established, the type of work that must be undertaken, and a relative timeline and chronological order for establishing Maryland's Health Benefit Exchange.

This Bipartisan Policy Center report contains a five-point plan for improving the process used by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to review state Medicaid waiver requests.

This United Hospital Fund report examines the implementation of New York's Medicaid redesign, which will require participation in care management for beneficiaries receiving behavioral health services.

This brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation's Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (KCMU), based on a roundtable discussion with federal and state officials and experts, examines key issues related to outreach and enrollment efforts under the Affordable Care Act.

This policy analysis on the essential health benefits by the National Institute for Health Care Reform, found that states’ financial liability for mandates that exceed a minimum package of covered services,  is likely to be relatively small.