
Healthcare Delivery
Governors know that improving the health of citizens is not only essential to ensuring they live productive lives, but also to controlling health care costs and balancing budgets; as a result, states are leading on a wide array of health reform initiatives.
Governors are focused on finding ways to pay for and deliver care that will lead to improved quality, better outcomes and lower costs in their states. To support these priorities, NGA provides information, research synthesis, policy analysis, technical assistance and resources to Governors and their staff on healthcare topics. NGA provides states with technical assistance in the following areas: delivery and payment system transformation, substance use disorder and addiction, adverse childhood experiences and trauma, health equity, improving outcomes and reducing cost of care for complex populations, system-level behavioral health and primary care integration, and capacity building in rural and underserved areas. NGA also provides special project opportunities such as policy academies, learning collaboratives, workshops, and roundtables on these topics.
Meet the Team
- Dr. Shelby Hockenberry, Program Director
- Anna Heard, Senior Policy Analyst, Health
- Eli McCabe, Policy Analyst
Healthcare Delivery Library
Reducing Prescription Drug Abuse: Lessons Learned from an NGA Policy Academy
The Role of Dental Hygienists in Providing Access to Oral Health Care
2012 Maternal and Child Health Update: The Changing Environment of Medicaid/CHIP Coverage for Children and Improving Birth Outcomes

Improving Birth Outcomes in Medicaid

Effect of Provider Payment Reforms on Maternal and Child Health Services
The Role of Nurse Practitioners in Meeting Increasing Demand for Primary Care
Strategies for Curbing Health Insurance Costs for State Employees: Benefit Design, Wellness Programs and Data Mining
Six Strategies for Reducing Prescription Drug Abuse
Strategies for States to Encourage and Fund Community Care Teams
Healthcare Delivery Topics
- Adverse Childhood Experiences and Trauma
- Health Equity
- Healthcare Cost And Coverage
- Healthcare Workforce
- Substance Use Disorder and Addiction
Healthcare Delivery Projects

Next Generation of the Healthcare Workforce Project

Improving Care For Stimulant And Polysubstance Use

Improving Outcomes for Individuals with Opioid Use Disorder on Community Supervision
