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Jul 20, 2026
Medicaid Programs
Recently, a friend of mine arrived for a routine dental appointment expecting a simple visit. Instead, he learned that because of a recent move, the state had administratively reassigned him to a different Medicaid health plan.
Insights
Perspectives from the front lines of health care improvement — on the evidence, ideas and partnerships shaping what comes next.
Medicaid Programs
The Medicaid Cliff: Collaboration Is Key to Protecting Medicaid Access
Recently, a friend of mine arrived for a routine dental appointment expecting a simple visit. Instead, he learned that because of a recent move, the state had administratively reassigned him to a different Medicaid health plan.
Quality Improvement
What Community Organizing Can Teach Us About Health System Transformation
Rural Health Transformation funding is a major opportunity, but dollars alone won’t fix fragmented systems. Kate Elliott draws on community organizing principles — centering community voice, building local capacity, earning trust and convening partners — to show what lasting change actually requires.
Health IT
Community Co-Design Is Key to a Successful Community Information Exchange
Stories have always been at the core of human connection. Sometimes these are oral or written, and sometimes, stories are told with data.
Health IT
New Paper Offers a Roadmap for Harnessing HIEs in Public Health Surveillance
A new paper examines how the Tracking Post-COVID Conditions partnership used multijurisdictional health information exchange data to monitor long COVID, and what it reveals about the underused potential of HIEs in public health surveillance.
Chronic DiseaseQuality Improvement
Harnessing Patient Activation in Dialysis Care
Patient engagement has long been recognized as a cornerstone of high-quality health care, but for individuals managing end-stage renal disease (ESRD), empowerment can mean the difference between surviving and thriving. Comagine Health’s ESRD Network 16 , in collaboration with Phreesia and leading Pacific Northwest dialysis providers Puget Sound Kidney Centers and DaVita , are conducting an innovative pilot project to explore and strengthen patient activation within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ESRD Network structure.
Behavioral Health
New Paper Examines the Power of a Collective Identity to Amplify Research Impact
“One Voice and Vision,” co-authored by Comagine Health’s Erin Stack, describes how the NIH HEAL RISE Network built a collective identity and used it as the foundation for strategic dissemination of its research.
Chronic DiseaseHealth IT
Tracking Post-COVID Conditions to Uncover Prevalence and Affected Populations
Nearly all of us remember getting sick with COVID. But most of us don’t know how many people suffered well after their acute COVID symptoms had resolved.
Quality Improvement
New Training Focuses on Personal Safety, De-Escalation for Home Health Workers
A new on-demand training gives home health care workers practical guidance on staying safe, preventing escalation and responding effectively when a situation begins to escalate.
Quality Improvement
Key Takeaways From RHTP: Opportunities for Sustainable Rural Health Transformation
Health care leaders, clinicians and policy experts gathered in September to discuss the Rural Health Transformation Program. Key themes included financial sustainability amid funding cuts and the practical challenges facing rural health systems.