2011

Measuring Quality for Complex Medicaid Beneficiaries in New York      

Published: 2011

This new Medicaid Institute report points to the importance of quality measurement for Medicaid beneficiaries with complex needs — specifically those with multiple chronic conditions, behavioral health conditions, and long-term care needs — as a means of improving care but also as a tool to advance the state’s strategies of reimbursement reform and service delivery redesign for vulnerable and high-cost populations.

Emergency Department Use in Brooklyn by Neighborhood      

Published: 2011

This United Hospital Fund presentation to members of New York State's Medicaid Redesign Team on September 21, 2011, examines emergency department use in 11 distinct Brooklyn communities.

Health Insurance Coverage in New York, 2009      

Published: 2011

This edition of the annual chartbook quantifies differences in insurance coverage and uninsurance around New York State and within New York City. Data are broken down into 14 separate regions across the state, including the five boroughs of New York City. Within the city itself, estimates are provided for 55 separate neighborhoods.

Medicaid Prescription Drugs: Purchasing and Management      

Published: 2011

This report explores the technical and policy decisions states can make when purchasing and managing prescription drugs in today’s Medicaid environment. It identifies best practices from around the nation and examines New York’s Medicaid prescription drug program in particular. The report also lays out how federal health reform affects the Medicaid drug benefit.

New York's Medicaid Expansion of 2000-2010      

Published: 2011

This presentation by Michael Birnbaum was delivered at the Medicaid Congress in Washington, DC, on June 14, 2011.

Coordinating Medicaid and the Exchange in New York      

Published: 2011

Second in a series focused on New York's health exchange, this report describes the steps necessary to integrating New York's Medicaid program and health insurance exchange.

Medicaid in New York: The Road Ahead      

Published: 2011

This presentation by Michael Birnbaum discusses current enrollment and spending associated with New York's Medicaid program and lays out the challenges ahead.

New York Medicaid Beneficiaries with Mental Health and Substance Abuse Conditions      

Published: 2011

This report paints a detailed picture of New York's Medicaid beneficiaries receiving care for mental health and substance abuse conditions—who they are, what kind of services they regularly seek, and how they differ from or resemble other Medicaid beneficiaries not receiving the same kinds of care.

Providing Care to Medicaid Beneficiaries with Behavioral Health Conditions: Challenges for New York      

Published: 2011

This report examines policy considerations faced by New York on how to care for Medicaid beneficiaries with mental health and substance abuse conditions.

"Revisioning" Medicaid as Part of New York's Coverage Continuum      

Published: 2011

Federal health care reform and new state Medicaid administration legislation can help New York achieve a radically streamlined, consumer-friendly eligibility and enrollment process for Medicaid and subsidized coverage options in the Exchange.  This report details the challenges of achieving that goal.

2010

Medicaid Long-Term Care in New York: Variation by Region and County      

Published: 2010

Medicaid Long-Term Care in New York: Variation by Region and County analyzes rates of service use and levels of spending per recipient across New York State, documenting variation by region and by county. It also examines four interrelated factors—demographics, reimbursement policies, availability of service, and local administration—to begin to explain regional variation.

Medicaid Personal Care in New York City: Service Use and Spending Patterns      

Published: 2010

Medicaid Personal Care in New York City: Service Use and Spending Patterns examines elderly dual Medicare-Medicaid beneficiaries in New York City, and a particular type of Medicaid long-term care service they receive—personal care, which includes assistance with eating, bathing, and dressing, as well as activities associated with independent living such as shopping and meal preparation. The report takes two distinct looks at one group of personal care recipients, elderly dual Medicare-Medicaid beneficiaries in New York City.

Medicaid in New York: Current Roles, Recent Experience, and Implications of Federal Reform      

Published: 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.

Medicaid Transportation in New York: Background and Options      

Published: 2010

This paper, written by staff from the Lewin Group for the Fund's Medicaid Institute, describes New York's program for providing transportation services to Medicaid beneficiaries, considers the strengths and weaknesses of the state's program, and assesses alternative approaches to improve the program and reduce costs.

Presentations from "A New Era in Medicaid: Federal Reform and Fiscal Uncertainty"      

Published: 2010

Presentations from the July 2010 conference, "A New Era in Medicaid: Federal Reform and Fiscal Uncertainty."