White Papers

12.01.12

Are We Wired Yet? Measuring the Progress of HITECH in California

Three years after the passage of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, marked progress among California's providers has been made, although there is room for progress toward widespread use of electronic health information to improve the quality and ...


11.01.12

High-Performance Health Care for Vulnerable Populations

Federal and state health reform efforts present compelling opportunities to advance new payment and delivery system models to improve the quality of healthcare services and rein in costs. An emerging challenge for policymakers is to create alignment among these initiatives so that proliferation of ...


05.31.12

Buried Treasure: Freeing California Data to Improve Healthcare

Recognizing the significant role that publicly-accessible and usable data can play in improving the quality and efficiency of the healthcare system, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and certain states have launched initiatives to increase the amount of new healthcare data ...


04.17.12

Achieving Continuity of Insurance Coverage for Lower-Income New Yorkers in 2014

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) provides new or expanded affordable coverage options to New Yorkers with incomes below 400% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). These coverage options, “Insurance Affordability Programs” (IAPs), include Medicaid, the Children’s ...


03.08.12

Toward a High Performance Health Care System for Vulnerable Populations

Safety-net hospitals are central to healthcare delivery systems and as such play a critical role in achieving high-performance healthcare for vulnerable populations. These hospitals serve disproportionately large numbers of low-income patients, both insured and uninsured, and rely ...


03.06.12

The Role of the Basic Health Program in the Coverage Continuum: Opportunities, Risks and Considerati

The Basic Health Program (BHP) is an optional coverage program under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) that allows states to use federal tax subsidy dollars to offer subsidized coverage for individuals with incomes between 139-200% of the federal poverty level (FPL) who would ...


03.05.12

Analysis of the Basic Health Program Options for New Hampshire

The Basic Health Program (BHP), as defined in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), gives states the option to provide health insurance coverage to consumers with incomes between 138% and 200% FPL through a state administered program, supported with federal funds. States opting for ...


01.13.12

Implementing Health Homes in a Risk-Based Medicaid Managed Care Delivery System

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) gives Medicaid programs the option to create health homes to coordinate and better integrate primary, acute, behavioral health and long-term services and supports for beneficiaries with complex and chronic conditions. Deborah Bachrach, special counsel with Manatt, ...