Advocacy Resources
Overview
FEATURED RESOURCES:
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State Medicaid Redesign Initiatives: |
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For State Health Reform Implementation Resources, (You will be prompted for your aha.org username and password.) |
Advocacy Agendas and Legislative Reports
June 2012:
State Issues Forum Provider Tax Query, June 2012
May 2012:
Association Experiences with Business Coalitions, Query by Laurie Liles, May 2012
All Claims Data Base Query from Wayne Smith
Summary of Responses submitted by Bea Grause:
1. The value of APCDs currently is minimal, increasing measurably when all payers, including Medicare and Medicaid, are included.
2. Access to the information is key. So far, it seems that even those with access have seen little transformative information. Access also can mean many things: ranging from unlimited access – data whenever needed for questions large or small or very limited access in terms of time and data queries/reports.
3. If at all possible, the APCD should not be the states’ sole source of information on hospitals or health care.
4. Details matter – it makes sense for Associations to understand who’s pulling the APCD levers in order to avoid states from “going after” hospitals now or in the future.
April 2012:
Survey of State Exec Experiences with Provider Fees, Compiled by George Greene, April 2012
February 2012:
May 2010: