Driving Primary Care Innovation through Medicaid Managed Care: State Approaches

CHCS September 4, 2019
Rachael Matulis, MPH and Diana Crumley, JD, MPAff

Primary care may finally be getting the attention it deserves. For far too long, the U.S. has spent less than most developed countries on primary care in proportion to other services — between 5 and 7 percent of health care spending — yet, arguably experiences higher overall costs and worse health outcomes as a result. In response, state legislatures across the nation are passing bills to increase health spending devoted to primary care, including in Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Missouri, Oregon, West Virginia, and Vermont. The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative and the Robert Graham Center recently released a report that found an association between increased primary care spend and fewer hospitalizations and emergency room visits. And the Centers for Medicare...

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