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Resources by Topic: Medicaid

Rural Health Clinics: Rising Program Expenditures Not Focused on Improving Care in Isolated Areas
A review of the Rural Health Clinic (RHC) program. Examined whether the RHC program provides primary care access to Medicare and Medicaid recipients who otherwise would not have it. Also looked at controls in place for payments to RHCs from Medicare and Medicaid.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 02/1997
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Arkansas Hospital Association Data Hub Dashboard
Interactive dashboard providing information on the availability of hospital services in Arkansas counties by specialty, including delivery, palliative, psychiatric, swing bed, intermediate care, skilled nursing, rehabilitation, home health, and hospice services. Also includes data on Medicaid, Medicare Advantage, and Traditional Medicare enrollment by county.
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Hospital Association
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U.S. Demographics of Dual-Eligible Individuals
Offers national and state data on dual-eligible Medicare and Medicaid individuals. Includes a summary of spending, demographic data including rurality, pathways to eligibility, coverage arrangements, and services used. Data varies between 2021 and 2025.
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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Data Brief: Avoidable Emergency Department Visits Vary Widely Across California
Visualization showing rates of avoidable emergency department visits in California for 2023. Data breakdowns are available by payer type, public health region, and county.
Sponsoring organization: California Department of Health Care Access and Information
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North Carolina AHEC Medicaid Managed Care Trainings
Offers tools and coaching on Medicaid care management for North Carolina medical practices. Intended to help practices discover their revenue potential with billing the various care management models, and provides no-cost assistance with education and issue resolution, quality improvement, and clinical workflow redesign.
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Area Health Education Center Program
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Monitoring Oral Health in Nevada
Interactive dashboard providing data on oral health in Nevada, covering provider availability and trends, demographics, and distribution in the use of dental benefits among Medicaid recipients. Data may be filtered by rural area or county.
Sponsoring organization: Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
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HHS OIG All Reports and Publications, Top Unimplemented Recommendations
Archive of the annual reports on top unimplemented recommendations from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) through December 2022. Each report identifies the unimplemented recommendations from the OIG that, in OIG's view, would have the most substantial positive impact on HHS programs.
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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HHS OIG Recommendations Tracker
Lists recommendations identified by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) to improve U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) programs. Recommendations can be filtered by agency, issue area, target group, financial group, and more. Updated monthly.
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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Innovation in Behavioral Health (IBH) Model
Provides information on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center's Innovation in Behavioral Health (IBH) Model, a voluntary state-based model designed to improve the quality of care and behavioral and physical health outcomes of Medicaid and Medicare populations with moderate to severe mental health conditions and substance use disorders (SUD).
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) State Trackers
Provides links to information on state legislation and policies on a variety of health and health-related topics, including aging, behavioral health, children's health, health workforce, telehealth, and more. State trackers feature interactive national maps with state-level information.
Sponsoring organization: National Academy for State Health Policy
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