Literature Review | Sep 18, 2018

The Effects of Medicaid Expansion under the ACA: Select Articles Published Between January 1, 2018 and August 31, 2018

Deborah Bachrach, Patricia Boozang, Arielle Traub, and Olivia Floto, Manatt Health

Thirty-three states and the District of Columbia have expanded Medicaid since 2014. As experience with Medicaid expansion grows, states and independent researchers are generating studies that evaluate its impacts at both the state and national levels. This resource highlights articles published since January 2018 that report on those impacts, organized by health access and outcomes, economic impacts, and coverage impacts.


Expert Perspectives

April 12, 2024

The Final 2025 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters: Implications for States

On April 2, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the final Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2025, the annual rule which governs core provisions of the Affordable Care Act. This expert perspective focuses on provisions of the final rule of interest to state officials, including requirements for State-Based Marketplaces to adhere to standards that align more with the Federally Facilitated Marketplace, improvements to the processes for states to determine and update essential health benefits, and initiatives designed to streamline the eligibility and enrollment process for consumers.