Medicaid Briefing Series

A series of seven briefs on key Medicaid issues for state policymakers designed to assist new state leaders in understanding the Medicaid program and their role in using it to improve the health of their states’ residents and communities.

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Medicaid

Stable, affordable health coverage for people in the U.S. is the starting point to improving health outcomes. In the U.S. nearly 90 million people rely on Medicaid for health coverage.

1-min read

Healthcare Coverage and Access Policy and Law
Program Area
Initiative
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Newest-Oldest
Research
Medicaid Managed Care

4-min read

Policy and LawHealthcare Coverage and Access
Brief
Medicaid: The Basics

4-min read

Policy and LawHealthcare Coverage and Access
Brief
Medicaid's Role in Addressing Social Determinants of Health

4-min read

Policy and LawSocial Determinants of Health
Brief
Medicaid's Impact on Health Care Access, Outcomes and State Economies

4-min read

Policy and LawHealthcare Coverage and Access
Brief
Medicaid's Role in Fighting the Opioid Epidemic

4-min read

Policy and LawHealthcare Coverage and Access
Brief
Medicaid's Role in Children's Health

3-min read

Policy and LawHealthcare Coverage and Access
Brief
Priority Medicaid Issues for New State Officials

4-min read

Policy and LawHealthcare Coverage and Access