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V-BID in Action: A Profile of Connecticut's Health Enhancement Program
Publication Year: 2013

This brief is from the research team led by SHARE grantee Dr. Richard Hirth, Research Director at the Center for Value-Based Insurance Design (V-BID) at the University of Michigan.  The brief outlines preliminary findings on Connecticut's state employee Health Enhancement Program (HEP), which provides financial incentives for participants to obtain high-value services and has thus far seen significant positive results.  Dr. Hirth and his team are currently conducting a rigorous SHARe-funded evaluation of HEP to identify trends in utilization and expenditures made by HEP enrollees relative to control populations, with results available within the next year.

Use of Survey Data for Tracking the Impact of the ACA in States
Publication Year: 2012

Presentation by SHADAC Faculty Dr. Kathleen Call at a meeting of the National Network of State and Local Health Surveys on October 29, 2012, in San Francisco (held adjunct to the 2012 American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting). The presentation discusses the selection of measures for tracking the impact of health reform and the determination of appropriate data sources for these measures.

Lessons from the Implementation of the Maryland Kids First Act
Publication Year: 2012

This brief highlights key findings from the SHARE-sponsored project led by David Idala, Director of Medicaid Policy Studies at The Hilltop Institute (University of Maryland, Baltimore County).  The project evaluated the implementation of Maryland's Kids First initiative, through which the state aimed to identify and enroll uninsured children who were eligible for Medicaid or CHIP coverage.  The goel of the Hilltop evaluation was to glean lessons for not just Maryland but also for other states considering similar outreach and enrollment efforts.  The brief describes the factors that facilitated Kids First as well as the key challenges that Maryland faced as it implemented the initiative.

Implications and Options for State-Funded Programs Under Health Reform
Publication Year: 2012

A number of states and the District of Columbia currently administer health coverage programs for low-income uninsured individuals who either exceed maximum Medicaid income eligibility thresholds or who are not categoricallly eligible for the Medicaid program, such as childless adults.  The majority of individuals currently covered through these programs will be eligible for other coverage pursuant to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This issue brief, from SHARE grantee Theresa Sachs and her research team at Health Management Associates, reviews the objectives and structure of 11 health coverage programs in six states and documents the legal, technical, and policy issues that states are already addressing, or need to address, as they review options for transitioning program enrollees to new coverage options under the ACA.  The authors also present possibilities for new uses of state dollars freed up by the infusion of federal funds in 2014.

Assessing State Administrative Data to Monitor Health Care Reform
Publication Year: 2012

Presentation by Lynn Blewett, "Assessing State Administrative Data to Monitor Health Care Reform" at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Data Council Meeting on September 9, 2012.