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Medicaid is a joint federal and state program that provides free or low-cost health coverage to qualifying individuals including low-income individuals, families, and children, pregnant women, the elderly, and those with disabilities. Medicaid programs differ significantly from state to state, including using different names, differences in health care covered, and different eligibility requirements.

Authors: Qian Luo | Mandar Bodas | Anushree Vichare | Jeniece Montellano | Nicholas Jennings | Clese Erikson | Candice Chen

Topics: Medicaid, Primary Care

May 8, 2023
This article assesses primary care providers’ participation in Medicaid programs across 45 states and provider specialties and professions, using the newly accessible national-level Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T- MSIS) 2016 claims dataset.
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Authors: Enihomo Obadan-Udoh | Matthew Jura | Shen Wang | Miranda Werts | Robert Martiniano | Ulrike Muench | Elizabeth Mertz

Topics: Medicaid, Oral Health

February 9, 2022
This article discusses a study of adult Medicaid beneficiaries using administrative claims data from New York (NY) and Oregon (OR) (2014-2016) to examine opioid Rxs associated with nonsurgical dental visits.
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Author: Elizabeth Mertz | Matthew Jura | Shen Wang | Miranda Werts | Robert Martiniano | Ulrike Muench | Enihomo Obadan-Udoh

Topics: Medicaid, Oral Health, Policy

October 1, 2021
This report describes dentists’ opioid prescribing patterns for Medicaid beneficiaries in 2 very different states—Oregon and New York—prior to the implementation of several national and state level opioid prescribing guidelines.
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Authors: Jacqueline Miller | Mary Lou Breslin | Susan Chapman

Topics: Health Information Technology, Medicaid

July 22, 2021
This report explores whether Electronic Visit Verification (EVV), in representative states, acts as a barrier, facilitator, or a promising practice in terms of supporting and advancing choice, control, community living, and participation for disabled individuals who received Medicaid-funded Personal Care Services (PCS).
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Author: Jacqueline Miller | Mary Lou Breslin | Susan Chapman

Topics: Health Information Technology, Medicaid

July 22, 2021
This report investigates if Electronic Visit Verification (EVV), in representative states, acts as a barrier, facilitator, or a promising practice in terms of supporting and advancing choice, control, community living, and participation for disabled individuals who receive Medicaid PCS.
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