Reference Guides
OPEN MINDS reference guides provide a shorthand analysis of the issues your team needs to make the strategy decisions that matter. Each guide frames a market issue, provides a high-level trend analysis, and offers a short rundown of all the data your executive team needs to know. When you need policy updates, background research, or market context, OPEN MINDS reference guides offer a trusted source of all the essential information your team needs.
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State-By-State Analysis Of Medicaid Retroactive Eligibility Waivers: An OPEN MINDS Reference Guide
Reference Guides | 03/21/2019 04:36 pm EDT
Under federal statute, all states are required to provide Medicaid retroactive eligibility. Retroactive eligibility pays for Medicaid-covered services furnished 90 days before a Medicaid application was submitted—or on the month…
State-By-State Analysis Of Medicaid Expansion, Work Requirements & Premiums: An OPEN MINDS Reference Guide
Reference Guides | 03/14/2019 11:43 am EDT
The passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) in 2010 gave states the option to cover childless adults with income up to 133% of the federal poverty…
Health Professional Compensation: An OPEN MINDS Reference Guide
Reference Guides | 02/08/2019 05:03 pm EST
There are a number of factors that go into determining staff compensation. These include national and state salary benchmarks, local market forces, the local unemployment rate, and the ancillary benefit…
States & Insurers With Health & Human Services Center Of Excellence Programs: An OPEN MINDS Reference Guide
Reference Guides | 08/30/2018 08:38 pm EDT
A health care center of excellence (COE) is facility or program recognized for providing the highest possible quality of service. COEs typically include any combination of three missions – service…
State Performance On Child Medicaid Core Health Care Measures: An OPEN MINDS Reference Guide
Reference Guides | 08/21/2018 09:10 am EDT
The Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) both contained a requirement that the federal Department of Health and Human…
State Performance On Adult Medicaid Core Health Care Measures: An OPEN MINDS Reference Guide
Reference Guides | 08/09/2018 08:11 pm EDT
The Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) both contained a requirement that the federal Department of Health and Human…
The 2018 Update On State Medicaid Care Coordination Initiatives: An OPEN MINDS Reference Guide
Reference Guides | 07/05/2018 02:30 pm EDT
The passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) of 2010 has resulted in an increase in the number of state Medicaid programs implementing care coordination initiatives—with the…
U.S. Insurance Coverage & Trends 2011-2016: An OPEN MINDS Reference Guide
Reference Guides | 06/22/2018 12:08 pm EDT
The distribution of insurance coverage among payers—Medicare, Medicaid, commercial, and TRICARE—has important implications related to a population’s access to affordable coverage, the benefits available to them, and health outcomes. Additionally,…
State Medicaid Reimbursement For Peer Support Service: An OPEN MINDS Reference Guide
Reference Guides | 03/14/2018 05:05 pm EDT
Peer support is an evidence-based practice that allows individuals with “lived experience” to provide non-clinical services to promote recovery from mental health and addiction. For many years funding for peer…
State Medicaid Expenditures Per Enrollee: An OPEN MINDS Reference Guide
Reference Guides | 08/01/2017 04:46 pm EDT
Understanding Medicaid spending per person is critical to developing a Medicaid market and value-based reimbursement strategy. Medicaid per person spending varies dramatically by consumer type and by state. Consumers with…
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