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| | LegisBrief: Reducing Correctional Health Care Spending | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 3/22/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=25980 | 25980 | States are constitutionally required and court ordered to provide adequate medical care for inmates. To stem the tide of correctional health care spending, states are adopting various policy reforms to both reduce costs and ensure quality. |
| | The Medical Home Model of Care: Reducing Costs and Improving Quality | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 9/28/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=25305 | 25305 | Because Medicaid is consuming a growing portion of state budgets, many states are turning to the medical home model to improve the quality of health care and contain costs. |
| | Unhealthy Differences | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 9/1/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=25189 | 25189 | The health care system needs to work smarter, not harder, to eliminate health disparities. Read this article to learn more about steps state lawmakers are taking to reduce disparities among various groups. |
| | Confronting Costs | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 6/1/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=24764 | 24764 | Medicaid spending is at the top of many legislative agendas. |
| | Saving Money and Improving Care by Integrating Health Care | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 2/7/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=24268 | 24268 | Since many Medicaid patients with several physical problems also have a behavioral health issue, integrating the care of their physical problems with their behavioral health needs is vital. Doing so can save states money while improving patients’ health. |
| | In Brief: Alzheimer's | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 1/20/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=22076 | 22076 | The cost of caring for Alzheimer's patients is mounting. |
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