New Research Briefs on Health Care Policy
The USM Muskie School recently prepared two research and policy briefs for the Health Care Forum of the Policy Leaders Academy, a nonpartisan educational program for Maine Legislators.
Federal Health Care Reform: An Overview, authored by Andrew Coburn, Muskie Professor and Program Director of Population Health and Health Policy at the Cutler Institute. States will have significant choices and responsibilities in implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. This policy brief summarizes the major components of the Act—health insurance coverage, delivery system improvements, and cost containment—and offers a concise description of other important provisions related to prevention and public health, workforce, and long term care.
Medicaid Managed Care: Background, Issues, and Options, authored by Julie Fralich, Program Director of Disability & Aging at the Cutler Institute. Medicaid managed care has become a leading model for the delivery and payment of health care services in state Medicaid programs across the U.S. Implementation of such programs requires thoughtful planning, active stakeholder engagement, and an effective administrative infrastructure to manage and operate in a value based purchasing environment. This policy brief provides an overview of the issues that states must consider in developing and implementing a Medicaid managed care program.
The Health Care Forum is sponsored in partnership with the USM Muskie School and the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine. The Policy Leaders Academy is a program of the Maine Development Foundation and is sponsored by the Maine Health Access Foundation.