State policymakers and regulators are frequently confronted with questions and concerns about the performance of our health care system, and find themselves without the necessary information to effectively respond.

Health inequities are pervasive across the country, with the health and well-being of Americans too often diverging along racial and ethnic lines.

The Montana Healthcare Foundation recently released its fourth annual Medicaid in Montana report on the state’s Medicaid program and its impact on the state budget, economy, and health.  

This study uses publicly available data to examine the financial structure and performance of acute hospitals and health systems in Rhode Island (RI) and compare trends with Connecticut (CT) and Massachusetts (MA).

State policymakers and regulators are frequently confronted with questions and concerns about the performance of our health care system, and find themselves without the necessary information to effectively respond.

Our analysis found that hospitals disproportionately serving historically marginalized populations (HMPs) faced financial payment disparities not experienced by other hospitals, a result of both greater reliance on Medicaid reimbursements and less favorable commercial payment rates.

The Montana Healthcare Foundation recently released its fourth annual Medicaid in Montana report on the state’s Medicaid program and its impact on the state budget, economy, and health.

Why Focus on Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) in Massachusetts?

Kevin McAvey co-authored an article for Health Affairs on how federal policy makers and other national change makers can empower health care employer purchasers.

Kevin McAvey was featured in a Q&A with Healthcare Innovation where he discussed the growing potential for the development of state health data organizations.

Manatt Health Managing Director Kevin McAvey has been appointed to the Center for Improving Value in Health Care’s (CIVHC) Board of Directors

Manatt announced today the advancement of ten professionals, effective January 1, 2024.

Kevin McAvey and Joel Ario are quoted in Modern Healthcare discussing their latest report on state health care benchmarking frameworks designed to help limit health costs.

Kevin McAvey to Speak at Interoperability in New York Event on October 31, 2024

Manatt Health Director Kevin McAvey will open the Howard L. Bost Memorial Health Policy Forum, sponsored by the Foundation for a Health Kentucky, on October 11, 2023 from 9:00-11:00 am EST.

Manatt Health Director Kevin McAvey will speak at a session titled, “State APCDs: Engines of Market Transparency and Insight,” at the 2023 Civitas Annual Conference to be held in Baltimore, Maryland on August 21, 2023.

Manatt Health Director Kevin McAvey will moderate a panel session titled, “Using State All Payer Claims Databases to Inform Policy and Program Design and Evaluation,” at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting (ARM) in Seattle, Washington on June 27, 2023.