While most states remain consumed by the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, state leaders are drafting fiscal year 2021 budgets and shifting focus to rebuilding their economies, improving health equity, and investing in health care infrastructure.
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States are exploring a variety of COVID-19 recovery plans to meet their local economic and health care needs. While some states opt to follow guidance from the Trump administration and national groups, others are taking individualized approaches focused on testing and social distancing.
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This is the second time since the Great Recession’s onset in 2007 that every state had consecutive quarters of annual economic growth.
view more »In a recent webinar, presenters shared research and tools to break down barriers to having cost conversations with patients.
view more »Christiana Care Health System works with Project SEARCH to provide internship experience and educational opportunities for young adults with disabilities.
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Researchers from George Washington University and The Commonwealth Fund found the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 could cause an estimated 1.45 million jobs to disappear by 2026.
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The partnership between Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Newark-area employers trains participants over five weeks and places them in jobs with the hospital and other local businesses.
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A recent study published by the Kaiser Family Foundation analyzed Medicaid spending growth during the Great Recession. Spending per enrollee grew slower than medical care inflation, national health expenditures per capita, and growth in private health insurance per enrollee.
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White House report confirms the numerous benefits of Medicaid expansion and demonstrates that state decisions not to expand have far-reaching consequences for our nation's health and economy. Essential hospitals have driven enrollment and need continued financial support to serve their communities.
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