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A new issue brief from PCC member @MathematicaNow finds that primary care practices in “hybrid” APMs without financial risk improved on all core primary care features of access, comprehensiveness, continuity and coordination. An informative read here ⬇️ jabfm.org/content/38/6/1…

Amidst the backdrop of large-scale consolidation across the US health care system, consolidation among Medicaid managed care plans threatens the health and long-term stability of Medicaid managed care markets. | Forefront Ryan Stringer, et al. | @MathematicaNow healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/for…

Looking for new ways to connect with families in your home visiting program and strengthen engagement? Boost engagement with the strategies and resources offered in the #FamilyEngagement toolkit! 🤝 acf.gov/opre/report/fa… #MIECHV #ECE

Congratulations to new Nuffield Fellow, @ZParolin, who has been awarded the 2025 Kershaw Prize from @APPAM_DC for his public policy work on reducing poverty and expanding economic opportunity More info: nuffield.ox.ac.uk/news-events/ne… @MathematicaNow @DPSI_Oxford @INETOxford

Thank you Senator @ChrisVanHollen for cosponsoring the Promotion & Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act and meeting with employee-owners from EA Engineering, @Wawa, and @MathematicaNow to discuss how employee ownership supports local jobs. #ESCAontheHill

We’re proud to share that our Denise Hoffman is testifying today before a joint hearing held by the House Ways and Means Social Security and Work & Welfare Subcommittees. #disabilitypolicy. 📺 Watch the hearing live here: youtube.com/watch?v=XXSbOV…

State-directed payments in Medicaid managed care accounted for $110B in spending last year. But are states getting the most impact from the investment? A new Mathematica blog explores: ow.ly/cPyW30sPoTU

🪙 Thank you to our Silver Sponsors for supporting #NASHPCONF2025 in San Diego. Their support helps strengthen this year’s dialogue on state health policy. @AARP @CHCFNews GetMyMeds by @PaytientApp @HealthForwardKC @HMAConsultants @MathematicaNow @PetersonCHealth @SellersDorsey 🎟 Register → NASHP.org/conference #StateHealthPolicy

We’re proud to support the @AHRQNews release of Quality Indicators (QI) v2025 Software—featuring new maternal health indicators and ongoing innovations to improve the quality of care.

State Health Plan Associations are the megaphone for Medicaid MCOs 🎙️ Hear Jill Hayden, Mildred Menos, Angela Weaver & Stephen Cozzo unpack advocacy wins at #MHPA25 Health plans: lock in your spot ➡️ medicaidconference.com/registration/ #MedicaidManagedCare Thx to sponsor, @MathematicaNow

In their new Forefront article, Emily Hague, Genna Cohen, David Jones, and @GeneRich10 from @MathematicaNow discuss how data from the AHRQ Compendium of US Health Systems show that health system ownership of Medicare Advantage plans has increased since 2016. healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/for…

Join OneOhio Exec. Director Alisha Nelson on June 25 at 1:00PM ET for the @MathematicaNow webinar: how opioid settlement funds have been used to expand community-based prevention initiatives and invest in treatment, recovery, & infrastructure. Register: mathematica.org/events/data-dr…

📣 Check out the latest report from Accelerate and @MathematicaNow describing lessons learned from eight tutoring providers who have utilized a variety of approaches and contexts to scale up high-dosage tutoring with school partners across the country. accelerate.us/lessons-learne…

Next month at @AcademyHealth's Annual Research Meeting, join Associate Director David Schleifer for a discussion with representatives from @MathematicaNow, @GeorgeMasonU, @IndianaUniv, and Simple Healthcare on their insights from working with Transparency in Coverage (TiC) data and ways to improve data access, quality, and usability. Learn more: academyhealth.confex.com/academyhealth/… #HealthPolicy #AffordableHealthcare #DataTransparency

In a recent PCC webinar, @MathematicaNow's Ann O’Malley presented findings from a @commonwealthfnd–supported qualitative study exploring why many primary care clinicians have not joined Value-Based Payment models. Learn more ⬇️ thepcc.pub/Simplify-VBC

Proud to have led the latest effort to capture stories of impact from @MathematicaNow's work with public agencies and philanthropy across the U.S. and around the world: mathematica.org/news/2024-impa…

In their new Forefront article, Sam Simon, Jeff Ballou, @somplasky, Dmitry Poznyak, and Jennifer Starling from @MathematicaNow discuss how clinical quality measures implemented into federal quality programs are vetted by organizations such as CMS’s consensus-based entity by applying a set of criteria against individual measures to assess the extent to which they meet evaluation criteria. To date, they write, little attention has been paid to how measures perform as a set to confirm that programmatic incentives are aligned across measures and that payers are measuring what they intend to measure. healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/for…

Visit the @GoHealio booth to demo our PRICE Compass tool! PRICE Compass will offer #ophthalmologists a better way to negotiate reimbursement rates. Booth #1860. 👀 #OcularSurgeryNews @MathematicaNow healio.com/news/ophthalmo…

The David N. Kershaw Award is dedicated to the memory of David Kershaw, who helped lead @MathematicaNow while revolutionizing the administration of welfare programs with his research. Nominations for this year's award are due by June 16. Learn more: ow.ly/YHwc50VAerb

NEW from Mathematica: How CMS can maximize extrapolation audits for recovering and avoiding improper payments.