Midterm Election Boosts Medicaid Expansion, But Challenges Remain | Kaiser Health News
Katherine Howitt, Associate Director of Policy at Community Catalyst, is quoted in Kaiser Health News talking about Medicaid's victories on midterm election night.
How States Can Better Engage Medicaid Patients
A Robert Wood Johnston Foundation blog post on practical approaches to increasing consumer engagement cited Massachusetts Medicaid's One Care Implementation Council for giving consumers an active role in implementing the Financial Alignment Initiative.
Marrying Patient Activation And Self-Determination For People With Medical And LTSS Needs
In a Health Affairs blog post, Center research director Marc Cohen, Danielle Skenadore Foster and Erin McGaffigan discuss the importance of patients taking control of their own health and health care - becoming activated.
At Our Best
The Corvallis Gazette-Times noted the Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation's honoring of Corvallis resident and disability activist Michael Volpe as part of the first Speak Up for Better Health Awards.
Understanding the Economic Status of Older Americans (Podcast)
An audio conversation with Marc Cohen, Center research director, and co-director of the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston, about a study the LTSS Center is conducting for the National Council on Aging (NCOA).
Did Patrick Soon-Shiong’s high-tech gamble help bring 6 hospitals to the brink? | POLITICO
Jessica Curtis, Senior Advisor, Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation, is quoted in a POLITICO article about California's financially troubled Verity Health System, and its hospitals' failure to meet state-mandated charity care obligations.
Business Briefcase: The Salem News
The Salem News mentioned The Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation's recognition of Nancy Houghton, of Beverly, as an honoree of its Speak Up for Better Health Awards.
A waiting game: Meeting minutes reveal challenges to closing CHI, Dignity megadeal | Modern Healthcare
Sue Sherry, deputy director of Community Catalyst, spoke to Modern Healthcare about California's charity-care requirement and the benefits it gives to the people of California.
A White House proposal has legal immigrants forgoing health-care services out of fear | The Washington Post
Senior State Advocacy Manager Alberto González spoke with Colby Itkowitz at the Washington Post about the public health crisis the Trump administration's 'public charge' rule would create.
Focus on Advanced Primary Care Improves Success of ACOs, Study Finds
Ann Hwang, MD, director of the Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation is quoted in a Fierce Healthcare article on the importance of person-centered primary care for the success of ACOs.
Medicaid forum questions proposed work requirements | The Daily Journal
Project manager of our Southern Health Partners project, Amanda Ptashkin, talks to the Daily Journal about the dangers of Medicaid work requirements.
Balancing Act: Local hospitals juggle charity care, sustainability | Daily Journal
Community Catalyst's deputy director, Sue Sherry, talks about the pervasive problem of medical debt in Mississippi.
CMS Asks Congress to Help Improve Care for Dual Eligibles | Modern Healthcare
Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation Senior Policy Analyst Leena Sharma is quoted in article about a series of legislative ideas to Congress from CMS to better coordinate care for dually eligible individuals.
As Medicaid costs soar, these states are trying a new approach | CNN
Ann Hwang, director of the Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation at Community Catalyst, talks to Phil Galewitz about the potential of Medicaid ACOs.
Social Determinants Of Health: A Public Health Concept In Conflict | Health Affairs
Center staff members Danielle Garrett and Ann Hwang, and Clare Pierce-Wrobel, of George Washington University, co-authored a blog post in Health Affairs on the administration's co-opting of the term “social determinants of health."