White Papers

11.14.18

Addressing Major Drivers of MassHealth Per-Enrollee Spending Growth

The Massachusetts Medicaid program, MassHealth, plays a critical role as a source of health insurance coverage in Massachusetts.




11.01.18

How APCDs Can Support Insurance Regulation

From Utah and Oregon to Maine and Massachusetts, state insurance departments across the country are exploring how All Payer Claims Databases (APCDs) can be used to support and enhance insurance regulation.  APCDs are large and developing data assets that promise states new capacity for ...




09.19.18

Current Themes in U.S. Merger Control

The past year has seen a wholesale turnover in leadership at the two federal antitrust enforcement agencies, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Makan Delrahim was confirmed as the new assistant attorney general for the DOJ in September ...




08.17.18

Work and Community Engagement Requirements in Medicaid

In January 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance to states as to the circumstances under which CMS would approve Section 1115 demonstration waivers making work/community engagement (CE) requirements a condition of Medicaid eligibility. Since then, CMS has ...




07.18.18

Overcoming Data-Sharing Challenges in the Opioid Epidemic

The opioid epidemic has prompted efforts across the country to increase the availability of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment.




06.20.18

How Medicaid Expansion Affects Montana’s Budget, Economy, and Residents

In an analysis funded by the Montana Healthcare Foundation, Manatt Health found that Montana’s Medicaid expansion had positive impacts on the state’s budget and healthcare economy, as well as helped promote a healthier population.




06.20.18

Sharing Behavioral Health Information Amid the Opioid Crisis

As the old model of patient care silos—where behavioral health providers treat patients separately from the rest of the healthcare system—breaks down, participants from across healthcare are attempting to access patient-specific behavioral health data to create integrated care models.




06.20.18

Using Skilled Nursing Facility Placement to Generate PAC Savings

The aging population is putting intense financial and operational pressure on the healthcare system, especially for post-acute care (PAC).




06.19.18

Medicaid Managed Care Rate Setting and Payment Innovation Study

As of February 2018, Maryland’s Medicaid managed care program, HealthChoice, provides coverage to approximately 1.2 million people.




06.14.18

NYC PHIP Small Practice Project, Final Report

Primary care practices in New York face pressure from payers and regulators to transition to a medical home model and to participate in value-based payment (VBP) contracts.