Maximizing Enrollment, a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has worked intensively with eight states since 2009 to help them use enrollment and retention data to improve insurance coverage for eligible individuals. This brief shares recommendations for classifying denials...

Examines efforts of 19 tribes in a four-state area to develop a community-based approach, emphasizing Indian culture for addressing infant mortality, and leading to reductions in the adolescent birth rate and improvements in prenatal care.

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Focuses on implementation in six communities: Albuquerque, Baltimore, Detroit, New Orleans, Orlando, and Orange County, CA. Examines (1) what choices actually exist; (2) how well beneficiaries understand their choices; (3) what information beneficiaries want and need to make choices; (4) how...

As the role of private plans in the future of Medicare becomes a focal point of change, policymakers need a better understanding of current trends in private plan choice. This publication profiles the trends in Medicare choices and private plan enrollment since 1999, showing declining enrollment...