United Hospital Fund Report Assesses the Measurement of Quality of Care for Medicaid Beneficiaries with Complex Needs

Release Date: December 06, 2011

A new Medicaid Institute report focuses on measuring quality of care for Medicaid beneficiaries with complex needs, including those with multiple chronic conditions, behavioral health conditions, and long-term care needs.

United Hospital Fund Examines Medicaid's Challenges in Caring for Beneficiaries with Behavioral Health Needs

Release Date: February 16, 2011

Medicaid beneficiaries who receive care for mental health or substance abuse have greater physical health needs, and higher overall Medicaid costs, than other beneficiaries—a pattern that points to the need for better integration of physical and behavioral health care under Medicaid, according to this report.

United Hospital Fund Report Examines Medicaid Eligibility and Enrollment Changes

Release Date: January 10, 2011

This report from the Medicaid Institute at United Hospital Fund examines Medicaid’s eligibility and enrollment processes in an environment being reshaped by New York’s implementation of federal health care reform and the transition of Medicaid administration from local governments to the state.

Two United Hospital Fund Reports Find Variations in Medicaid Long-Term Care Service Use and Spending

Release Date: December 28, 2010

Two Medicaid Institute reports look at patterns and variations in long-term care service use and spending—intended to inform policymakers as they seek to meet the needs of beneficiaries and improve the effectiveness of long-term care in an environment of constrained resources.

United Hospital Fund Report Examines New York's Medicaid Program—Past, Present, and Future

Release Date: December 21, 2010

This Medicaid Institute publication lays out the challenges and opportunities facing New York’s Medicaid program, against a backdrop of a historic federal health care reform law and an unprecedented state budget deficit.

United Hospital Fund Report Lays Out Approaches to Simplify Enrollment and Retention in New York's Public Insurance Programs

Release Date: October 26, 2009

This Medicaid Institute™ report explores how New York could use data-matching strategies to simplify enrollment and retention in its public health insurance programs.

United Hospital Fund Report Offers Options to Help Public Insurance Programs Cover More People While Functioning More Effectively

Release Date: September 15, 2009

This Medicaid Institute™ report explores a series of federal administrative and legislative changes that states can seek to improve their current public health insurance programs and increase participation.

United Hospital Fund Report Offers Recommendations and Options to Better Manage Care for Patients with Severe Mental Illness and Chronic Physical Health Conditions

Release Date: June 30, 2009

A report from the United Hospital Fund’s Medicaid Institute™: concludes that, for Medicaid beneficiaries with chronic physical health conditions and serious and persistent mental illness, the more integration of physical and behavioral health care services the better.

United Hospital Fund Publishes First-of-Its-Kind Report with Comprehensive Data on Medicaid Long-Term Care Programs in New York

Release Date: May 14, 2009

A new Medicaid Institute™ report aims to inform current policy discussions about how to address challenges associated with New York's Medicaid long-term care programs.

United Hospital Fund Report Rethinks Service Delivery for Some of the Highest-Cost Medicaid Patients

Release Date: April 09, 2009

This report lays out the challenges to improving care for certain high-cost Medicaid beneficiaries, focusing on those with multiple and substantial needs who rely disproportionately on hospital inpatient services.

United Hospital Fund Publishes the First Comprehensive Guide for New Yorkers on the New COBRA Rules and Subsidies

Release Date: March 11, 2009

Hard Times and Health Insurance: Staying Covered When You Lose Your Job presents practical advice on state and federal protections, and how to exercise them.

Two United Hospital Fund Reports Address Interruptions in Medicaid Coverage

Release Date: January 06, 2009

These two reports look at enrollment and renewal challenges and opportunities for children and for all long-term beneficiaries.

United Hospital Fund Report Offers Insights into a High-Cost Population of Medicaid Beneficiaries

Release Date: October 21, 2008

Challenges face New York's Medicaid program as it considers options to improve care and rein in costs for some high-cost elderly individuals who are dually enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid.

United Hospital Fund Releases Report That Finds Streamlining Public Insurance Renewal Holds Promise for New York

Release Date: May 29, 2008

Examining lessons from eight other states regarding options to streamline the annual renewal process for beneficiaries of public health insurance, the report's findings strongly suggest that a combination of these options may work well for New York.

Report Outlines Long-term Blueprint to Approach Universal Health Insurance Coverage in New York State

Release Date: December 19, 2006

A report, the results of a project conducted jointly by the United Hospital Fund and The Commonwealth Fund, presents the costs and benefits of several model strategies for covering almost all of the State's uninsured and creating a more stable, affordable system for all.