Profiles: In-Depth Looks at Initiatives that Are Making a Difference
In recent years, Louisiana has significantly reduced the number of uninsured children in the state. The outreach and enrollment structures put in place are playing a crucial role in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita as the state struggles to address human, health, and economic crises and is forced to consider cutbacks in many programs. Read more »
South Dakota is seeking to enhance access to dental care for its youngest and poorest children by training medical primary care providers to detect dental disease and provide parents with prevention information and tools. Read more »
Snapshots: Short Takes on Promising Programs
On August 30, 2005, Governor Janet Napolitano signed an executive order aimed at establishing electronic health records (EHRs) statewide in Arizona by 2010, four years earlier than a federal government proposal by President Bush. Read more »
Arkansas has developed a Web-based tool designed to help states develop health coverage policies, evaluate waiver proposals, and compile state profiles of health care utilization, economic status, and demographics. Read more »
The DC Department of Health recently announced it would incorporate performance-based payments into its contracts with managed care organizations serving Medicaid enrollees, following the lead of New York, California, Rhode Island, and other states. Read more »
Updates: New Developments in Ongoing Programs
The Indiana Chronic Disease Management Program provides individualized nurse care management to Medicaid beneficiaries with diabetes, congestive heart failure, and chronic kidney disease. Intended to improve health outcomes, the program is now also showing evidence of financial savings. Read more »
Participation in Oregon's Children's Group Plan has been disappointing, but administrators believe that promotion of the plan is reducing the state's uninsured population in other ways. Read more »
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