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NEW online resource: the State Hub for Hospital Pricing Strategies. Explore six strategies, key policy design decisions, and examples of state implementation—plus modeling/data tools, a curated resource library, and template talking points. hospitalpricingstatehub.org #HealthPolicy

Team retreat highlights: volunteering at @communityserv in Jamaica Plain, celebrating four colleagues’ weddings, getting work done, and ending with bowling. Grateful for the time together, and for the chance to give back.

Double-digit premium increases are making annual family premiums more than a new compact car. Read how states acted in 2025 to curb hospital prices. bit.ly/2026-0114-affo… @commonwealthfnd

January 23, 2026 - Senior Managing Director Mary Beth Dyer presents "Medicaid Managed Care in an Era of Medicaid Policy Change" at the Families USA Health Action Conference in Washington, DC bit.ly/register-healt… #Medicaid #ManagedCare

Even policy people like cookies. Bailit Health wishes you a joyful holiday season and a new year filled with good health, meaningful work, and continued collaboration. #HealthPolicy #StatePolicy #HolidayWishes #NewYear2026

Join us Dec 15, 2-3pm ET for a webinar on driving accountability in Medicaid managed care. Learn strategies to maximize performance using our new Oversight Toolkit. Register: bit.ly/44n1dIA Supported by @commonwealthfnd #Medicaid #StatePolicy

States need better tools to understand health care cost drivers. Our updated guide with @PetersonCHealth & @MilbankFund offers practical strategies for analyzing claims data to inform policy and control costs. bit.ly/4nOgXv5 #HealthPolicy #HealthcareCosts

“Ensuring State Health Care Affordability Strategies Work for All,” authored for @MilbankFund. Four levers for states: (1) embed equity in cost‐growth targets (2) equitable price oversight (3) consumer relief on costs/debt (4) adequate Medicaid rates. bit.ly/4oPY0t7

New: Bailit Health’s Medicaid Managed Care Oversight Toolkit, authored for State Health & Value Strategies. For states managing complex contracts, the guide strengthens oversight, uses data, and assesses plan performance to improve access & outcomes. More: bit.ly/48UhOa3

Reminder: Webinar today 2pm-3pm ET - "Focusing Hospital Affordability Policies on the Haves and Protecting the Have-Nots" bit.ly/4oo4E9O @MilbankFund @PetersonCHealth

Join us for a webinar on Oct. 30th at 2-3pm ET, hosted by @MilbankFund to discuss how states can design hospital affordability policies that target highly resourced systems while protecting more vulnerable hospitals. bit.ly/4oo4E9O #HealthPolicy #HospitalAffordability

The @commonwealthfnd is now accepting applications for its Hospital Pricing Strategies Technical Assistance Program. States working on hospital pricing policies can receive expert support and join peer learning sessions. Apply by October 27. bit.ly/48TkmVJ #HealthPolicy

New report outlines how states can apply hospital affordability policies more precisely, targeting well-resourced systems without harming vulnerable ones. bit.ly/42mm8uC #HealthPolicy #HospitalPricing #Affordability @MilbankFund @PetersonCHealth

Bailit Health’s new @HealthAffairs blog examines how vertically integrated insurers may use non-claims payments to meet MLR thresholds without delivering more care. The authors outline emerging concerns and recommend stronger oversight. bit.ly/3IFQDoD #HealthPolicy #MLR

All five cost growth target states missed the mark in 2023. Spending rose across all payers and service types, driven by both price and use. In this Health Affairs blog post, Bailit Health staff break down the findings and highlight what may come next. 🔗 bit.ly/health-cost-gr…

Hospital costs keep climbing, but states can act. A new brief authored by Bailit Health for @MilbankFund explains how to measure efficiency, encourage better performance, and make care more #affordable. #hospitalefficiency #healthpolicy bit.ly/4eQlWIT

Public reporting alone won’t bend the cost curve. In a New @MilbankFund blog by Bailit Health’s January Angeles + Grace Flaherty shows how states can use Cost Growth Targets as as real oversight tools, not just dashboards. Practical guidance here ↓ bit.ly/4lhRdGG

13 states, 1 shared goal: track health spending more clearly. With Bailit Health’s guidance, states aligned on definitions + methods for cost growth + drivers. A big step toward smarter, shared solutions. #HealthPolicy #HealthcareSpending #CostGrowth bit.ly/state-health-s…

What does “affordable” health care really mean? In a new piece for @MilbankFund, Bailit Health explores how states are defining and measuring affordability to guide smarter health policy. bit.ly/4kTKqmE #HealthPolicy #Affordability

Our 2025 Cost Growth Target Playbook for @MilbankFund is now available. A practical framework for states to control health spending, engage stakeholders, and enforce accountability—grounded in national implementation experience. bit.ly/2025-state-spe… #healthpolicy #costgrowth