Since the Affordable Care Act was passed in March 2010, the health care industry has produced a voluminous amount of information across a myriad of topics. The selection of publications fall within the National Health Care for the Homeless Council’s priority areas while being helpful and serving as recommended reading (and source documentation).
General
- JAMA: Graphic explaining Medicaid Expansion | March 2013
- Counsel of State Governments: FAQ: Implications of Health Reform on Justice-Involved Populations | March 2011
- Kaiser: Animated Video: “Health Reform Hits Main Street” | Fall 2010
- How the ACA Is Funded and Helps the Deficit | May 2010
Medicaid
- Commonwealth: Medicaid Payment and Delivery System Reform: Early Insights from 10 Medicaid Expansion States | October 2017
- Health Affairs: Newly Eligible Enrollees In Medicaid Spend Less And Use Less Care Than Those Previously Eligible | September 2017
- Health Affairs: Medicaid Expansion For Adults Had Measurable ‘Welcome Mat’ Effects On Their Children | September 2017
- Center for Social Development: Home Delinquency Rates are Lower Among ACA Marketplace Households: Evidence from a Natural Experiment | January 2017
- Kaiser: The Effects of Medicaid Expansion under the ACA: Findings from a Literature Review | June 2016
- CHCS: Program Design Considerations for Medicaid ACOs | February 2016
- CHCS: Supportive Housing for Chronically Homeless Medicaid Enrollees: State Strategies | January 2016
- CHCS: Accountable Care Organizations: Looking Back and Moving Forward | January 2016
- Center for Health Care Strategies: Using Medicaid Resources to Pay for Health-Related Supportive Services: Early Lessons | December 2015
- Center for Health Care Strategies: Medicaid Accountable Care Organization Programs: State Profiles | October 2015
- Kaiser: Key Facts About the Uninsured Population | October 2015
- Kaiser: Estimates of Eligibility for ACA Coverage among the Uninsured by Race and Ethnicity | October 2015
- Kaiser: The Coverage Gap: Uninsured Poor Adults in States that Do Not Expand Medicaid – An Update | October 2015
- Kaiser: The Impact of the Coverage Gap for Adults in States not Expanding Medicaid by Race and Ethnicity | October 2015
- CHCS: Medicaid Adult Dental Benefits: An Overview | October 2015
- CHCS: Engaging Stakeholders to Improve Dental Coverage and Access for Medicaid-Enrolled Adults | October 2015
- Kaiser: State Medicaid Eligibility Policies for Individuals Moving Into and Out of Incarceration | August 2015
- Kaiser: Medicaid Delivery System and Payment Reform: A Guide to Key Terms and Concepts | June 2015
- Kaiser: Medicaid Health Homes: A Profile of Newer Programs | August 2014
- Urban Institute: Eligibility for Assistance and Projected Changes in Coverage Under the ACA: Variation Across States | May 2014
- State of California: Let’s Get Everyone Covered! Medi-Cal Eligibility and Enrollment Tips for Providers of Homeless Assistance and Supportive Housing | March 2014
- NHeLP: Medicaid Premiums and Cost Sharing | March 2014
- Health Affairs: Medicaid Expansion: Considerations for States Regarding Newly Eligible Jail-Involved Individuals | March 2014
- CHCS: Minimizing Care Gaps for Individuals Churning between the Marketplace & Medicaid: Key State Considerations | January 2014
- Science: Medicaid Increases Emergency Department Use: Evidence from Oregon’s Health Insurance Experiment | January 2014
Housing
- ACAP: Bridging the Health and Housing Gap | November 2017
- HUD: Rent Burden in the Housing Choice Voucher Program | November 2017
- Low Income Investment Fund/Kresge Foundation: Innovative Models in Health and Housing | Summer 2017
- American Hospital Association: Housing and the Role of Hospitals | August 2017
Enrollment
- State Refor(u)m: State Medicaid and CHIP Eligibility Verification Plans
- NACHC: Navigating the Health Insurance Marketplace: Community Health Centers and Consumer Assistance Programs (supplemental report) | August 2013
- Enroll America Fact Sheet: How Can Consumers Get Help Enrolling in Health Coverage? | March 2013
- Enroll America: Best Practices in Outreach and Enrollment for Health Centers | September 2012
- Kaiser: Key Issues to Consider for Outreach and Enrollment Efforts under Health Reform | February 2012
- Families USA: Express Lane Eligibility: Early State Experiences and Lessons for Health Reform | January 2011
- Families USA: Enrollment Policy Provisions in the ACA | December 2010
Health Centers
- Kaiser: Community Health Centers: Recent Growth and the Role of the ACA | Jan 2017
- Kaiser: Community Health Centers: A 2012 Profile and Spotlight on Implications of State Medicaid Expansion Decisions | September 2014
- Kaiser: A Profile of Community Health Center Patients: Implications for Policy | December 2013
- Geiger Gibson/RCHN: Assessing the Potential Impact of the ACA on Uninsured Community Health Center Patients: A Nationwide and State-by-State Analysis | October 2013
- Kaiser: Community Health Centers in an Era of Health Reform: An Overview and Key Challenges to Health Center Growth | March 2013
- Kaiser: Profiles of Medicaid Outreach and Enrollment Strategies: One on One Assistance through Community Health Centers in Utah | March 2013
- Kaiser: Medicaid and Community Health Centers: The Relationship between Coverage for Adults and Primary Care Capacity in Medically Underserved Communities | March 2012
- Kaiser: Community Health Centers: The Challenge of Growing to Meet the Need for Primary Care in Medically Underserved Communities | March 2012
- Kaiser: Community Health Centers: Opportunities and Challenges of Health Reform | August 2010
- Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation: Strengthening Primary Care to Bend the Cost Curve: The Expansion of Community Health Centers through Health Reform | June 2010
- Commonwealth Fund: Enhancing the Capacity of Community Health Centers to Achieve High Performance | May 2010
- New England Journal of Medicine: Health Care Reform and Primary Care—The Growing Importance of the Community Health Center | April 2010
Uninsured
- Commonwealth: Who Are the Remaining Uninsured and Why Haven’t They Signed Up for Coverage? | August 2016
- Urban Institute: Who Are the Remaining Uninsured, and What Do Their Characteristics Tell Us About How to Reach Them? | March 2016
- Kaiser: Adults Who Remain Uninsured in 2014 | January 2015
- Urban Institute: Uninsured Veterans and Their Family Members: State and National Estimates of Expanded Medicaid Eligibility under the ACA | March 2013
Essential Health Benefits
- CMS: Essential Health Benefits in the Medicaid Program | November 2012
- Families USA: Designing the Essential Health Benefits for Your State, An Advocate’s Guide | July 2012
- HHS: Essential Health Benefits FAQ #2 | February 2012
- HHS: Essential Health Benefits FAQ #1 | December 2011
- Institute of Medicine: Essential Health Benefits, Balancing Coverage, and Cost | October 2011
Legal Challenges
- ACA Amicus Brief on Human Rights | February 2012