Publications
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Research & Commentary: Virginia Medicaid Costs Exceeding Projections Post-Expansion
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans discusses the rapidly rising cost of Virginia's Medicaid program and how Medicaid expansion is exacerbating the problem. -
Research & Commentary: Work Requirements Help Preserve Medicaid Assistance for the Truly Needy
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a proposal in North Carolina that would create work requirements for the state’s Medicaid program. -
Research & Commentary: Medicaid Expansion Would Be an Expensive, Ineffective Albatross for Kansas
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a proposed Medicaid expansion plan that is now being considered in Kansas. -
The Leaflet: Will Federal Ruling Halt Medicaid Reform?
Publication -The Leaflet -Utah's Medicaid work requirement waiver has been approved by CMS. Childless, able-bodied adults in the state must now meet certain conditions to obtain state health coverage through Medicaid. -
Research & Commentary: Now Is the Time for States to Pursue Medicaid Reform
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans argues that state legislators should take advantage of the Medicaid waiver process and move to reform their Medicaid programs. -
Research & Commentary: Idaho Should Enact Medicaid Work Requirements to Keep the Program for those Truly in Need
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans discusses a proposed bill in Idaho that would make several major changes to the state's Medicaid program, including work requirements. -
Oklahoma Should Reject Failed Arkansas Medicaid Expansion Model
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -In this Policy Tip Sheet, Matthew Glans examines a new proposal in Oklahoma that would create a new “Oklahoma Plan” for the state’s Affordable Care Act marketplace and why this represents a reform that has already failed in other states. -
Research & Commentary: Medicaid Expansion Bad for Oklahoma
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a Medicaid expansion proposal in Oklahoma that would dramatically increase the costs of the program while doing little to improve health care outcomes. -
The Leaflet: Many Cities Are Tumbling Into Billion-Dollar Sinkholes
Publication -The Leaflet -Cities all across the country are sinking into a financial morass. Only 12 of the nation's 75 most populous cities had budget surpluses in fiscal year 2017 and collectively are in the hole $330 billion. -
The Leaflet: In a Thriving Economy, Work Requirements Work
Publication -The Leaflet -Work requirements in Arkansas' food stamp program have led to increased incomes and taxpayer savings. -
The Leaflet: Happy New Year from The Heartland Institute!
Publication -The Leaflet -New Year's Greetings from The Heartland Institute -
Research & Commentary: Wisconsin Should Retain New Medicaid Work Requirements
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans discusses Wisconsin's welfare reform efforts and why the legislature should consider legislation preserving the reforms and writing them into law. -
Research & Commentary: Nebraska Should Approach Medicaid Expansion Warily
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans discusses how Nebraska lawmakers should approach Medicaid expansion and the need for reforms like work requirements to be included in any expansion effort. -
Research & Commentary: Medi-Cal Can and Should Fix Eligibility Problems
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines Medi-Cal's issues with eligibility and how Massachusetts' automation efforts could serve as a model for California to follow. -
Research & Commentary: Improving Medicaid Eligibility through Automation
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans discusses a new study that examines Massachusetts' Medicaid eligibility reforms and found they saved the state millions of taxpayer dollars. -
Research & Commentary: Pennsylvania Looks to Clamp Down on SNAP Fraud
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a new bill in Pennsylvania that would combat SNAP fraud by requiring violators to pay restitution of up to three times the amount of fraud committed. -
Research & Commentary: Virginia Needs to Add Work Requirements to Medicaid
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines Virginia's recent expansion of Medicaid and why the state needs to add work requirements to the program to manage costs and help move people through the program and back into the workforce. -
Research & Commentary: Medicaid Expansion Increases Cost-Shifting Burden
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines Arizona's Medicaid expansion and a study from the Goldwater Institute that argues expansion in Arizona has increased the cost-shifting burden on consumers from the uninsured. -
Comment in Response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Call for Comments on Re-approval for Kentucky’s Medicaid Waiver
Publication -Testimony -In this comment to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Matthew Glans and Charlie Katebi write in support of re-authorizing Kentucky's Medicaid work requirement waiver. -
Research & Commentary: State and Home Care Workers Lose When SEIU Skims Medicaid Funds
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Lindsey Stroud and Matthew Glans provide insight on how unions are collecting dues from in-home care workers and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed rule change to protect Medicaid provider payments. -
Comment in Support of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Reassignment of Medicaid Provider Claims
Publication -Testimony -In this comment to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Matthew Glans writes in support of a proposed rule that would end the ability of states to skim Medicaid dollars from -
The Leaflet: Moving from Welfare to Work
Publication -The Leaflet -This week's Leaflet examines existing welfare work requirement laws and their effects thus far. -
Research & Commentary: It’s Time to End the Skimming of Union Dues
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans discusses how union dues are being skimmed from in home care providers in several states and the need to end the practice. -
Research & Commentary: National Work Requirements for Medicaid
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines Medicaid work requirements and the national standard that is now being discussed in Congress.