A new Medicaid Analytic eXtract (MAX) chartbook summarizes the Medicaid program and the MAX data system. Developed for state Medicaid directors, policymakers, researchers, and others interested in the Medicaid program, the chartbook is a research tool and reference guide on Medicaid enrollees...

A new systematic review of evidence examines the effectiveness of the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model on quality of care, affordability, and patient and professional experience. The review informs health care reform policy and program efforts and offers guidance on how to structure...

This white paper describes how current financial incentives in the fee-for-service (FFS) system can lead to the over- and underuse of services at the point of care by physicians and other clinicians. It explores prominent payment reform models and concludes that no single approach consistently...

Patients with complex health needs require both medical and social services and support from multiple providers and caregivers, and the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) offers a promising model for providing them comprehensive, coordinated care. Smaller practices, however, face challenges in...

This Data Spotlight reviews trends in Medicare Advantage plan offerings, choices available to beneficiaries, and the premiums and selected characteristics of available plans in 2012. On average, beneficiaries will be able to choose from among 20 plans in 2013, the same as in 2012. The average...

This commentary discusses the lessons and opportunities presented through the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program and suggests that advocates of this should be cautious in applying lessons learned to broader graduate medical education policy reform.