Press Releases
June 15, 2012
March 15, 2012
June 15, 2011
March 15, 2011
- MEDICAID AND CHIP PAYMENT AND ACCESS COMMISSION (MACPAC) RELEASES JUNE 2012 REPORT TO THE CONGRESS ON MEDICAID AND CHIP
- Press Release: Today the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) released its June 2012 Report to the Congress on Medicaid and CHIP. Medicaid is among the nation’s largest purchasers of health care, spending $432 billion in fiscal year 2011 to meet the health care and long-term services and supports (LTSS) needs of an estimated 70 million enrollees. In the same year, CHIP expenditures were nearly $12 billion on behalf of more than 8 million children. Advancing the Commission’s analytic work on Medicaid and CHIP in the context of the overall health care system, this Report highlights the role of Medicaid and CHIP as purchasers of health care services and highlights the importance of access measures as a tool for monitoring and improving program performance for program beneficiaries.
- FACT SHEET
- Summary of MACPAC’s June 2012 Report to the Congress on Medicaid and CHIP
March 15, 2012
- MEDICAID AND CHIP PAYMENT AND ACCESS COMMISSION (MACPAC) RELEASES MARCH 2012 REPORT TO THE CONGRESS ON MEDICAID AND CHIP
- Building upon the Commission’s analytic work in 2011, the March 2012 Report to the Congress on Medicaid and CHIP presents data and analysis that advance several areas of high priority to the Congress, including Medicaid and persons with disabilities, access to care for children, Medicaid and CHIP financing, and program integrity. The Commission makes recommendations in this Report in two key areas: to advance innovative approaches to improving care, controlling costs, and updating quality measurement for the 9.1 million persons under age 65 qualifying for Medicaid on the basis of a disability; and to improve federal and state program integrity efforts in the Medicaid program.
- FACT SHEET
- Summary of MACPAC’s March 2012 Report to the Congress on Medicaid and CHIP
June 15, 2011
- MEDICAID AND CHIP PAYMENT AND ACCESS COMMISSION (MACPAC) RELEASES JUNE 2011 REPORT TO THE CONGRESS ON THE EVOLUTION OF MANAGED CARE IN MEDICAID
- Press Release: The Commission’s June 2011 Report to the Congress is comprised of two major sections. The first section describes what is known about the use of managed care in Medicaid today and includes information on the populations enrolled; Medicaid managed care plan arrangements; payment policy; access and quality; and program accountability, integrity, and data. The second section, MACStats—the Medicaid and CHIP program statistics supplement in the gray-banded portion of the Report—features national and state-level information on Medicaid enrollees, spending, and the use of managed care.
- FACT SHEET
- Summary of MACPAC’s June 2011 Report to the Congress: The Evolution of Managed Care in Medicaid
March 15, 2011
- MEDICAID AND CHIP PAYMENT AND ACCESS COMMISSION (MACPAC) RELEASES ITS FIRST REPORT TO THE CONGRESS ON MEDICAID AND CHIP
- Press Release: MACPAC’s inaugural report establishes the foundation for the Commission’s role as a source of independent, data-driven analysis to assess how Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) function today and how they can be improved in the near term and in the future. This report lays the groundwork for how MACPAC will advise the Congress in achieving greater value in Medicaid and CHIP, while ensuring program accountability.
- FACT SHEET
- MACPAC’s Inaugural Report to the Congress on Medicaid and CHIP