The U.S. health care system is currently undergoing significant change. Much of the change happening today is focused on finding ways to pay for and deliver care that will lead to improved quality, better outcomes and lower costs. 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.
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Health Care Reform
The Honorable Kevin McCarthy House Majority Leader H-107, The Capitol Washington DC 20515 The Honorable Kevin Brady Chairman, House Committee on Ways and Means 301 Cannon Building Washington DC, 20515 ...
NGA Holds Policy Event, Releases Housing as Health Care Road Map for States
WASHINGTON—The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) Health Division hosted an event at the National Press Club to discuss its new tool, Housing as Health Care. NGA gathered ...
NGA Releases Health Care Information Road Map for States
WASHINGTON—The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) Health Division hosted an event at the National Press Club to discuss its new tool, Getting the Right Information to the ...
States Use Medicaid Dollars to Train Health Care Workforce
The National Governors Association (NGA) today announced that two states, Oklahoma and Rhode Island, will receive technical assistance to identify and implement strategies to re-envision how to use Medicaid funds to address state ...
Medicare Part B
The Honorable Paul Ryan Speaker U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Democrat Leader U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Majority ...
NGA Helps Washington Secure Medicaid Waiver Approval
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has announced that the state received approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a five-year Medicaid demonstration (often referred to as “waiver”) that will ...
Housing as Health Care: A Road Map for States
Evidence suggests that providing housing to certain high-need, high-cost patients can transform lives and have a very meaningful return on investment. Over the past three years, National Governors Association Center ...
NGA Participates in Governors Forum on Presidential Transition
On Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016, the National Governors Association, in partnership with the National Academy of Public Administration and American University’s School of Public Affairs, participated in the event “Governors ...
Medicaid High-Need, High-Cost Programs: Promising Practices for Evaluation Metrics
For three years, NGA has been working with 10 states and 1 territory to develop statewide programs that transform the care of the highest-need and highest-cost Medicaid enrollees. The goal ...
States Improve Health Care Data Flow
The National Governors Association (NGA) today announced that three states, Illinois, Louisiana and Michigan, will receive support to address policy issues that limit the flow of health care data among providers. The project will ...
