White Papers

05.21.19

Faces of MassHealth: Portrait of a Diverse Population

Serving over 1.8 million Massachusetts residents, MassHealth provides access to healthcare services for people of varying ages and life circumstances across the Commonwealth.




05.08.19

Spotlight on North Carolina: Ending the Opioid Epidemic

North Carolina has fought the opioid epidemic with an array of public- and private-sector initiatives. In 2017, Governor Roy Cooper released the state’s Opioid Action Plan developed in collaboration with community partners.




05.08.19

Spotlight on Mississippi: Ending the Opioid Epidemic

Mississippi’s opioid epidemic follows national trends. Even as the number of opioid prescriptions dispensed in the state has steadily dropped, deaths due to opioid-related overdoses have continued to increase.




05.06.19

Aligning Care Delivery to Emerging Payment Models

Hospitals and health systems across the country are redesigning care delivery to improve quality and outcomes, enhance the patient experience, reduce costs and, ultimately, produce better population health.




04.29.19

Promoting Comprehensive Healthcare Delivery for Children

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation will fund a model of care, Integrated Care for Kids, that will test whether alternative payment models can promote closer integration across children's physical and behavioral healthcare, social services and educational services in up to eight ...




04.22.19

State Medicaid Buy-Ins: Key Questions to Consider

Lawmakers across the country are considering “Medicaid buy-in” programs to stabilize the Affordable Care Act insurance market and offer a coverage option that is more affordable and accessible than current options in the individual and employer markets. The concept of Medicaid buy-in ...




04.12.19

Emerging Trends for Addressing Social Factors in Medicaid

Medicaid programs are increasingly considering how best to address the social factors, such as housing, healthy food and economic security, that can affect health and medical expenditures.




04.05.19

Work Requirements Litigation

On March 27, a federal judge vacated, for the second time, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ approval of Kentucky’s Medicaid 1115 demonstration waiver to test, among other things, a work requirement as a condition of Medicaid eligibility. In a related case of ...




03.20.19

Strengthening Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports

Long-term services and supports (LTSS) enable more than 12 million people to meet their personal care needs and live with dignity and independence in a variety of community and institutional settings.




03.19.19

Assessing the Regulatory Burden on Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities

In a new report commissioned by the National Association for Behavioral Healthcare, Manatt Health assesses the burden that certain federal laws and regulations impose on inpatient psychiatric facilities.