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Examine Critical Access Hospital Payment Policies Within the Context of Integrated Systems.

Bigby, JudyAnn - Mathematica Policy Research - 2013

To prevent closings of critical access hospitals (CAHs), or rural hospitals, Congress authorized cost-based rather than prospective payments. This commentary responds to research suggesting that when CAHs join integrated systems, the relative portion of a system's costs of shared services...

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Basing Health Care on Empirical Evidence.

Bernstein, Jill; Chollet, Deborah; Peterson, Stephanie - Mathematica Policy Research - 2010

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Money Follows the Person (MFP) Demonstration: State Program Goals, Features, and Implementation Progress.

Lipson, Debra J.; Denny-Brown, Noelle; Williams, Susan R. - Mathematica Policy Research - 2009

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A First Look at How MFP Participants Fare After Returning to the Community.

Schurrer, John; Wenzlow, Audra - Mathematica Policy Research - 2011

This report examines characteristics and outcomes for Money Follows the Person (MFP) participants in 25 states who returned to the community before March 2010. The report's findings indicate that reinstitutionalizations were most likely to occur in the first few months after transition, and that...

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Characteristics and Service Use of Medicaid Buy-In Participants with Higher Incomes: A Descriptive Analysis.

Hoffman, Denise; Andrews, Kristin; Cheh, Valerie - Mathematica Policy Research - 2013

This study examined the characteristics and service use of Medicaid Buy-In participants with higher incomes (above 250 percent of the federal poverty line), relative to participants with lower incomes. The study found higher-income participants were less likely to enroll in Medicare and more...

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Association Between Enhanced Access Services in Pediatric Primary Care and Utilization of Emergency Departments: A National Parent Survey.

Zickafoose, Joseph S.; DeCamp, Lisa R.; Prosser, Lisa A. - Mathematica Policy Research - 2013

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Health Promotion Finds a Place in Local Health Departments.

McHugh, Megan; Martinez, Rose Marie; Kliman, Rebecca; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2000

This issue brief, the first in a series designed to give a quick overview of new trends in public health, highlights … the shift in public health departments’ focus--away from primary care toward community-oriented, population …-based activities emphasizing health promotion. Examines various approaches to tobacco use and injury prevention, and the promotion of …

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The Business Case for Accurate Data on Quality and Savings in Medical Home Programs.

Peikes, Debbie - Mathematica Policy Research - 2010

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Enhancing the Primary Care Team to Provide Redesigned Care: The Roles of Practice Facilitators and Care Managers.

Taylor, Erin Fries; Machta, Rachel M.; Meyers, David S.; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2013

This article co-authored with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, examines the distinct and complementary roles practice facilitators and care managers play in redesigning and improving primary care delivery. Practice facilitators coordinate practice quality improvement and redesign...

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Tracking Medicare Health and Prescription Drug Plans: Monthly Report for August 2010.

Peterson, Stephanie; Gold, Marsha - Mathematica Policy Research - 2010

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