Publications
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Research & Commentary: Texas Should Continue to Resist Medicaid Expansion
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Christina Herrin examines the impacts Medicaid expansion would have on the state of Texas. -
States are about to be hit by a Medicaid Tidal Wave
Publication -Policy Studies -This report describes the fiscal burden states will face from anticipated Medicaid growth from the recession and congressional restrictions on enrollment control. -
Congress’s Medicaid funding increase creates massive legal uncertainty for states during COVID-19 Crisis
Publication -Policy Studies -The report by the Foundation for Government Accountability shows how new funding could restrict states from running Medicaid as they see fit. -
Is Medicaid Expansion Worth It?
Publication -Policy Studies -The report reviews three economic studies to determine Medicaid expansion impact on mortality and health outcomes. -
Policy Tip Sheet: Telehealth Could Bring Savings to Medicaid in Tennessee
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -In this Policy Tip Sheet, Matthew Glans discusses how the use of telehealth can transform health care by making it more affordable and available. -
Policy Tip Sheet: Telehealth Could Bring Savings to Medicaid
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -In this Policy Tip Sheet, Matthew Glans examines a new bill that would expand access to telehealth through Colorado's community health centers by affirming that these services meet face-to-face requirements under Medicaid and should be reimbursed as such. -
Research & Commentary: There is No Such Thing as a Conservative Expansion of Medicaid
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans discusses Medicaid expansion and how states expanding with faux free-market reforms have failed to improve their Medicaid programs. -
Research & Commentary: Medicaid Dominating State Budgets
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a new study from the Pew Charitable Trusts has found that the states’ share of Medicaid spending has grown steadily over time and is taking up more and more of state revenue. -
Research & Commentary: Medicaid Expansion is not the Only Way to Improve Medicaid in Kansas
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines the latest effort to expand Medicaid in Kansas and why Kansas lawmakers should consider other options. -
Research & Commentary: Wyoming Should Reform, Not Expand, Medicaid
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a new proposal in Wyoming that would expand the state’s Medicaid program. -
Research & Commentary: Missouri Should Pursue Medicaid Reform, Not Expansion
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans discusses Medicaid expansion and how Missouri can use the waiver process to bring positive change to its Medicaid program. -
Research & Commentary: Oklahoma Should Reform, Not Expand, SoonerCare
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans discusses Medicaid reform, Medicaid expansion, and how states can use the waiver process to bring positive change to their Medicaid programs. -
Tip Sheet: E-Cigarettes Could Save States Billions in Medicaid Costs
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -State Government Relations Manager examines how electronic cigarettes and vaping devices can reduce state Medicaid costs. -
Research & Commentary: Partial Medicaid Expansion Is No Longer an Option
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans discusses Medicaid expansion and how states can respond to the recent rejection of Utah's funding increase request for its' partial Medicaid expansion. -
Research & Commentary: Shutting SNAP Loopholes Protects Aid for Truly in Need
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a proposed rule from the USDA that would close the categorical eligibility loophole that allows states to make applicants in certain programs automatically eligible to participate in SNAP. -
Research & Commentary: State Medicaid Costs Associated with Opioid Use Disorder Tripled From 1999 to 2013
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Recent study by Penn State researchers examined costs to states' Medicaid programs in treating the opioid epidemic, finding these costs exceeded more than $3 billion in 2013. -
Research & Commentary: Medicaid Expansion Would Bankrupt North Carolina
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a revised Medicaid expansion proposal in the North Carolina legislature that uses the illusion of free-market reforms in an attempt to appease expansion opponents. -
Research & Commentary: Single-Payer Health Care Should Be Dead Upon Arrival
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines single-payer health care systems, their many flaws, and outlines why legislators should resist efforts to implement these reforms at both the state and federal level. -
The Arizona Medicaid Expansion Experience
Publication -Policy Studies -The study debunks the idea that employer insurance plans are subsidizing the uninsured through cost shifting. -
Policy Tip Sheet: Work Requirements Are Crucial to Stabilizing State Medicaid Programs
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -In this Policy Tip Sheet, Matthew Glans discusses how work requirements are desperately needed to ensure the long-term viability of Medicaid and keep costs under control. -
Policy Tip Sheet: Don’t Wait for Congress, States Should Pursue Medicaid Waivers Now
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -In this Policy Tip Sheet, Matthew Glans examines Medicaid waivers and argues states should be proactive and not wait for Congress to pursue Medicaid reform. -
Heartland Brief Exposes Green New Deal’s Environmental Extremism and Authoritarian Socialism
Publication -The Leaflet -Heartland Brief Exposes Green New Deal’s Environmental Extremism and Authoritarian Socialism -
Research & Commentary: Medicaid Expansion is Antithesis of Conservative Policy
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines Medicaid expansion efforts in North Carolina and why the state should continue to resist calls to expand. -
Research & Commentary: Alaska Should Reject Private-Option Medicaid Model
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a bill that would shift thousands of Alaskans covered under Alaska’s expanded Medicaid program onto subsidized private insurance plans.