HPI Research Highlights

The Economic Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Pennsylvania

The Medicaid expansion provides benefits for Pennsylvania through jobs, federal spending, and increased coverage; however, it comes with increased state spending and uncompensated care funding consequences. This report, created by researchers at RAND with Dr. Julie Donohue, analyzes the Medicaid expansion to inform Pennsylvania decision makers. Read more >

Value-Based Care: Contributions of Health Care Professionals with a Focus on Nursing

Value-based purchasing (VBP) is a program that rewards high performance in an effort to accelerate the rapid integration and positive results associated with a national system of performance measurement and public reporting. Dr. Linda Dudjak is analyzing the contribution of health professionals, with a focus on nursing, and the current research on innovative models for the VBP program. Read more >

Pediatric Emergency Telemedicine: Addressing Policy Barriers

Telemedicine, while recognized as a promising approach to improving the efficiency of the pediatric emergency care system, remains remarkably underutilized. Drs. Jeremy Kahn and Lori Uscher-Pines are using Medicaid data to inform key policy decisions surrounding the financing, organization and management of pediatric emergency medical services in the United States. Read more >