Publications
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Medicaid Expansion Is the Wrong Path for Maine
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -In this Policy Tip Sheet, Matthew Glans examines an upcoming vote on Medicaid expansion in Maine and how expansion has largely failed in other states. -
Research & Commentary: Medicaid Expansion Increases Patient Costs in New Hampshire
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines the effects of Medicaid expansion in New Hampshire and how costs have risen rapidly since expansion began. -
Research & Commentary: Oklahoma’s 1332 Waiver Is a First Step Toward Needed Reform
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines Oklahoma's 1332 Affordable Care Act waiver which is now being considered, and the state's plans for reforming its health care system through future 1332 waivers. -
Research & Commentary: Kansas Leads the Way in Welfare Reform
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines Kansas' recent welfare reforms and their success in leading recipients out of poverty. -
Research & Commentary: Iowa’s 1332 Waiver Could Be a Bellwether for Other States
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a 1332 Affordable Care Act waiver from the State of Iowa that asks HHS to allow the state to use estimated federal spending from ACA tax credits on new state tax-credit and reinsurance programs. -
Research & Commentary: Maine Joins States Seeking Waivers to Reform Medicaid
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a 1115 Medicaid waiver request by the State of Maine which includes a request for permission to create new premiums and enforce work requirements. -
The Leaflet: Reducing COLAs to Bring Pension Costs Down
Publication -The Leaflet -This week's Leaflet examines how states can address pension costs through cost of living adjustments reform. -
Research & Commentary: Establishing Work Requirements for SNAP Has and Can Work
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines the efforts by several states to add work requirements to their food stamp programs and the effect the reforms have had on enrollment. -
Research & Commentary: Kentucky Pursues Work Requirements for Medicaid
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a proposed Medicaid waiver in Kentucky that would allow the state to include work requirements in its' Medicaid program. -
Research & Commentary: States Pursue Work Requirements for Medicaid
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines the efforts by several states to add work requirements to their Medicaid programs. -
The Leaflet: What States Can Learn from Arkansas’ Medicaid Reforms
Publication -The Leaflet -The Arkansas "premium assistance" model scales back Medicaid expansion. -
Research & Commentary: Why Arkansas’ Medicaid Rollback Could Be a Model for Expansion States
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines Arkansas' rollback of its Medicaid expansion and how other states could follow its lead. -
Research & Commentary: North Carolina Should Not Expand Medicaid
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a proposed Medicaid expansion plan in North Carolina and argues against expanding the flawed program. -
Research & Commentary: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s Welfare Proposal
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker Proposes Welfare Reform, Titled "Wisconsin Works For Everyone" -
Roadmap for the 21st Century: Social Security and Medicare
Publication -Policy Briefs -This Roadmap paper describes how personal savings and investment accounts could entirely eliminate the unfunded liabilities of Social Security – and eventually Medicare. -
Roadmap for the 21st Century: Welfare Reform
Publication -Policy Briefs -The reforms outlined here would win the War on Poverty, end the poverty trap, and free the nation’s poor to become productive citizens and raise children prepared for better lives than their parents had. -
Research & Commentary: Florida Considering Block Grants for Medicaid
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans discusses Medicaid funding and how block grants are a reform state legislators should consider to improve their funding and program flexibility. -
Research & Commentary: Bad Data Plagues SNAP Quality Control Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines the SNAP program and the measures used to ensure quality control for payments and eligibility. -
Research & Commentary: Bad Data Plagues SNAP Quality Control Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines the SNAP program and the measures used to ensure quality control for payments and eligibility. -
Research & Commentary: Emergency Room Visits Grow Under Expanded Medicaid
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines the effect of Medicaid expansion on patient use of emergency rooms. -
Research & Commentary: Medicaid Expansion Is No Boon for Hospitals
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a new report released by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) that analyzed profit margins for hospitals and made projections for the coming decade. -
Research & Commentary: Medicaid Expansion Is No Boon for Hospitals
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a new report released by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) that analyzed profit margins for hospitals and made projections for the coming decade. -
Research & Commentary: Nothing ‘Free’ About Georgia Chamber of Commerce’s ‘Free-Market’ Medicaid Expansion Plan
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines several plans for Medicaid expansion in Georgia and why expansion is a bad idea. -
Research & Commentary: Medicaid Expansion Costs Continue to Grow
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines state Medicaid programs, how costs are running out of control, and several proposals for reform.