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Jun 29, 2026
This study assesses the duration of buprenorphine episodes paid by fee-for-service and managed care organization plans with and without prior authorization (PA) in Medicaid.
Feb 25, 2026
CMS HCRIS data from 2014 to 2023 were analyzed. Two Outcomes were examined: percentage of inpatient psychiatric discharges paid by Medicaid (both fee-for-service and managed care plans) and percentage of inpatient psychiatric days paid by Medicaid.
Jan 16, 2026
We examined monthly telehealth and in-person outpatient mental health service utilization and spending rates among Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries.
Podcast
Oct 27, 2025
Duration 23:44
Emergency care as we know it is at risk. What’s driving this crisis? And what will it take to keep America's emergency room doors open?
Jul 2, 2025
This study examines changes in receipt of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) for fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries diagnosed with opioid use disorder from 2018 to 2020 and by their residence's urbanicity.
Press
Apr 7, 2025
The viability of hospital-based emergency care in the United States is at risk, threatened by issues such as patients with increasingly complex needs and falling payments for physicians.
The authors assess the current value of emergency care in the United States, evaluate challenges to sustaining emergency care, measure trends in emergency care payment, and identify alternate funding strategies for emergency care.
Feb 5, 2025
The objective of this study was to investigate differences in rates of voluntary disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans by race/ethnicity.
Feb 3, 2025
Provider networks gaps could affect California's new exclusively aligned enrollment dual-eligible special needs plans. Only 60% of clinicians serving fee-for-service Medicare dual-eligible enrollees are in Medi-Cal provider networks.
Oct 23, 2024
We used data from the 2022 MCAHPS survey to update our understanding of patterns in having a personal physician among Medicare enrollees.
Oct 16, 2024
Financial mechanisms can enhance screening rates with evidence strongest for KPI payments to both practices and individual providers. Future research should explore the relationship between financial interventions and quality of care.
Sep 9, 2024
In this cohort study of nontraumatic dental emergency department visits among children enrolled in Florida Medicaid, the introduction of a managed care plan was associated with an increase in the number of pediatric emergency department visits.