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Kentucky’S Public Health Strategic Plan: Strengthening Foundational Services & Improving Population Health, Glen P. Mays
Kentucky’S Public Health Strategic Plan: Strengthening Foundational Services & Improving Population Health, Glen P. Mays
Health Management and Policy Presentations
This session examines recent progress toward the 2012 Institute of Medicine recommendation to identify the components and costs of a "minimum package" of public health services and foundational capabilities to be available across the U.S. Research about the health and economic benefits of Foundational Public Health Services has begun to shape Kentucky's strategic plan for transforming the public health system.
Aca Implementation In The South: The Political Economy Of Full Participation In Kentucky, Glen P. Mays
Aca Implementation In The South: The Political Economy Of Full Participation In Kentucky, Glen P. Mays
Health Management and Policy Presentations
This analysis, conducted as part of the ACA Implementation Research Network, examines economic and political forces shaping Kentucky's early experience with implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Aca Implementation In Kentucky: Experiences Of An Expansion State, Glen P. Mays
Aca Implementation In Kentucky: Experiences Of An Expansion State, Glen P. Mays
Health Management and Policy Presentations
Kentucky's implementation of the Affordable Care Act has included early successes with insurance coverage expansion through Medicaid and a state-operated health insurance exchange. Signals of improvements in health care accessibility and delivery of preventive services are evident in the first year after coverage expansions. Challenges associated with political opposition, delivery system transformation, and public health financing remain on the state's policy agenda.