Healthcare
Healthcare costs continue to rise across the system but without marked improvements in healthcare quality. This imbalance disproportionately affects the most vulnerable Americans, who depend on Medicaid for healthcare. Mercatus research focuses on how to make Medicaid more fiscally sustainable and able to deliver better care to those who need it. Mercatus is also developing ways to quantify the impact of regulations on quality, access, and cost in US healthcare.
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End of Medicaid’s Continuous Enrollment: What Are the Stakes? | Open Health Policy
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D.C. Indoor Vaccine Mandate Didn’t Spur Vaccinations or Slow COVID-19 | The Washington Times
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President Biden’s Medicare Shell Game | Discourse
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Illinois | #29 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020
The HOAP index ranks Illinois near the middle of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Indiana | #16 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Indiana near the top of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Kansas | #37 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Kansas near the bottom of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Kentucky | #44 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Kentucky near the bottom of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Louisiana | #30 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Louisiana near the middle of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Massachusetts | #50 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Massachusetts near the bottom of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Maryland | #26 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Maryland near the middle of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Maine | #18 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Maine near the middle of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Michigan | #12 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Michigan near the top of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Minnesota | #34 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
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Missouri | #20 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Missouri near the middle of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Mississippi | #24 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Mississippi near the middle of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Montana | #7 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Montana near the top of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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North Carolina | #46 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks North Carolina near the bottom of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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North Dakota | #8 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks North Dakota near the top of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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New Hampshire | #32 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
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New Jersey | #51 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks New Jersey near the bottom of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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New Mexico | #21 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks New Mexico near the middle of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Nevada | #15 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
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Debt Ceiling and Healthcare Entitlement Reforms | Open Health Policy
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The Need to Pay for Quality: Access to Specialists in Medicaid Managed Care | Open Health Policy
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How Medicaid Policies Keep Patients Stuck in the Hospital for Months | Open Health Policy
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