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Understanding the Medicare ACO and Its Potential Impact on Ohio and the Nation

HPIO policy brief
Primer
Table of 65 proposed measures for Medicare Shared Savings Program
(May, 2011) A policy brief (and accompanying primer) on Accountable Care Organizations, including a summary of the Medicare Shared Savings Program Proposed Rules, highlights of key considerations and concerns, and reactions from several Ohio-based health systems that are already implementing some form of accountable care.

Ohio Medicaid Basics

2011 Ohio Medicaid Basics  
Executive Summary 
(May, 2011) The updated edition of HPIO's biannual overview of Ohio Medicaid, including eligibility, enrollment and financing.

Key Health Policy Issues for 2011: A Series of Conversations with Leading Experts

(Click links below for materials from each of the four events)
Health Insurance 101: Markets, Regulations and Reform with Sandy Praeger, Kansas Commissioner of Insurance
Medicaid 101 with Charles Milligan, Executive Director of the Hilltop Institute
Exploring Medicaid Payment Reform with Deborah Bachrach, former New York Medicaid Director
Long Term Care: Rebalanacing and Reforms with Barbara Edwards, director of the Disabled and Elderly Health Programs Group at CMS

The impact of national reform on Ohio

Since the passage of the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) in March, the Health Policy Institute of Ohio has led an effort to provide in-depth, non-partisan analysis of federal health care reform and its potential impact on Ohio. Go to our federal reform page to find out about our work.

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Ohio Health Policy Sites

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Statewide Health and Health Care Associations

National Health Policy