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States increasingly recognize the urgency of addressing unsustainable health care cost growth. Our updated guide with Peterson-Milbank shows how to analyze All-Payer Claims Database (APCD) data to identify cost drivers and support data-driven policymaking. bit.ly/4nOgXv5

Ensuring State Health Care Affordability Strategies Work for All | Milbank Memorial Fund This post describes ways states can safeguard and promote health equity alongside their efforts to make health care more affordable, particularly for those who bear the greatest burden of high and ris...

“Ensuring State Health Care Affordability Strategies Work for All,” authored for @milbankfund.bsky.social by Erin Taylor & Matt Reynolds. Four levers for states: embed equity in cost‐growth targets, equitable price oversight, consumer relief on costs/debt, and adequate Medicaid rates. bit.ly/4oPY0t7

New from Bailit Health: Medicaid Managed Care Oversight Toolkit—how states can strengthen vendor oversight and improve enrollee access & outcomes. bit.ly/48UhOa3 @rwjms.bsky.social #Medicaid

Join the @milbankfund.bsky.social on Oct 30, 2–3 p.m. ET, for a webinar on how states can apply hospital affordability policies without harming vulnerable providers.

Speakers include Michael Bailit and Sarah Kinsler of Bailit Health.

Register: bit.ly/4oo4E9O

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The @commonwealthfund.org is now accepting applications for its Hospital Pricing Strategies Technical Assistance Program. States working on hospital pricing policies can receive expert support and join peer learning sessions. Apply by October 27. bit.ly/48TkmVJ #HealthPolicy #StatePolicy

New report outlines how states can apply hospital affordability policies more precisely, targeting well-resourced systems without harming vulnerable ones.
bit.ly/42mm8uC #HealthPolicy #HospitalPricing #Affordability @milbankfund.bsky.social @petersonchealth.bsky.social

Bailit Health’s new Health Affairs Forefront article examines how vertically integrated insurers may use non-claims payments to meet MLR thresholds without delivering more care.

The authors outline emerging concerns and recommend stronger oversight.

bit.ly/3IFQDoD
#HealthPolicy #MLR

For States With Cost Growth Targets, 2023 Spending Growth Was High Across The Board | Health Affairs Forefront State cost growth targets—when paired with complementary strategies such as site-neutral payment policies, price growth caps, prescription drug price and pharmacy benefit manager oversight, and delive...

All five cost growth target states missed the mark in 2023. Spending rose across all payers and service types, driven by both price and use. In this Health Affairs blog post, Bailit Health details the findings and highlights what may come next. @academyhealth.bsky.social
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Assessing Hospital Efficiency: Considerations for States Seeking to Reduce Health Care Costs | Milbank Memorial Fund This brief provides an overview of existing state, federal, and private sector hospital efficiency measures; the advantages and limitations of those measures; potential modifications to existing measu...

Hospital costs keep climbing, but states can act. A new brief authored by Bailit Health for @milbankfund.bsky.social
explains how to measure efficiency, encourage better performance, and make care more #affordable.
#hospitalefficiency #healthpolicy bit.ly/4eQlWIT