A handful of states have enacted and implemented comprehensive reforms that provide access to health coverage, improve the quality of care, and decrease costs. These reforms required tremendous leadership and hold great promise.
NASHP has monitored and analyzed these comprehensive state reforms in order to inform conversations about health reform at both the state and federal level. Our work includes convening states to share lessons learned among each other and providing forums where federal officials can learn from states. Key topics NASHP has worked on include: financing coverage expansions in Medicaid and SCHIP, the role of employers in health reform, private market reform, cost containment, and quality improvement.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Maine Health Care Foundation, have generously supported NASHP’s work in this area.
