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IMI Annual Conference: Addressing Social Determinants of Health in Medicaid

September 6, 2017

Jennifer E. Moore, PhD, RN, FAAN

The Institute for Medicaid Innovation is excited to announce that this year’s annual research and clinical practice conference will be focused on addressing social determinants of health in Medicaid.  The one-day conference to be held on October 30th in Washington, D.C.

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Opioid Crisis: Understanding the Medicaid Perspective

July 10, 2017

The Opioid Summit last month, followed by the release of two relevant IMI reports was truly an amazing experience.

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Opioid Epidemic: Crisis to Care in Medicaid

June 23, 2017

Jennifer E. Moore, PhD, RN, FAAN

Since 2000, the significant increase in the misuse of opioids, including prescription (e.g., oxycodone) and illicit (e.g., heroin) opioids, has led to the declaration of an “opioid ep­idemic” by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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Welcome Summer Interns

May 30, 2017

Jennifer E. Moore, PhD, RN, FAAN

The Institute for Medicaid Innovation welcomed its summer interns this week.  The three undergraduate students are participating in the University of Michigan’s Public Service Internship Program (PSIP).  The program prepares undergraduate students to obtain summer internships in Washington D.C.

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Access to Women’s Reproductive Health Services in Medicaid Managed Care

April 28, 2017

Jennifer E. Moore, PhD, RN, FAAN

The Institute for Medicaid Innovation in collaboration with the Kaiser Family Foundation sought to better understand the provision of women’s reproductive health services in Medicaid with an emphasis on gleaning information about access and coverage. 

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Oral Health – Its Impact on Medicaid Populations

February 16, 2017

We sometimes view oral health as simply that of good dental care.  Yet it goes beyond maintaining the hard enamel structure of teeth, a structure so impervious that remaining dentition can often times be used as a tool for identification when all other human structures have decomposed.

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Policy Solutions are Needed to Broaden Access to 17P to Prevent Preterm Births for Pregnant Women in Medicaid

January 30, 2017

Medicaid finances approximately half of all deliveries in the United States. A recent analysis conducted by A. R. Markus et. al. (2016) found that Medicaid covered approximately 48.8 percent of all preterm births (compared to 42.1 percent covered private insurance) from 2010-2013 and that Medicaid was 7.5 percent more likely to be the source of coverage for a preterm birth than private insurance. It is worth noting that this analysis did not stratify by delivery system (e.g., fee-for-service or managed care).

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Barriers in Accessing 17P for Pregnant Women in Medicaid

January 10, 2017

Priya Batra, MD, MS

Preterm birth – delivery before 37 weeks of pregnancy – affects almost one in ten births and is the leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality in the United States. Babies born preterm account for almost $20 billion in health care costs annually, both for acute care (after birth) and long-term care needs throughout childhood.

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Five Elements Influencing Medicaid Prescription Drug Access & Coverage

November 29, 2016

Jennifer E. Moore, PhD, RN, FAAN

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), formerly the Institute of Medicine, recently convened its first Committee on Ensuring Patient Access to Affordable Drug Therapies.  The committee is charged with developing a final report that identifies issues in drug pricing and recommendations for that could potentially alleviates these issues if implemented.

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CHOPT for Medicaid: Resources for Addressing Childhood Obesity

November 21, 2016

Childhood obesity is one of the most common and significant health conditions in the U.S. and yet, is the least understood.  Current research demonstrates an overall lack of evidence to assess the efficacy of non-school based interventions in preventing childhood…

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