From Veneers To Value: Data Science Can Enable High-Value Care In Medicaid
Health Affairs July 29, 2024
Editor’s Note
This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront series, Accountable Care for Population Health, featuring analysis and discussion of how to understand, design, support, and measure patient-centered, cost-efficient care under the umbrella of accountable care. Additional articles will be published throughout 2024. Readers are encouraged to review the Call for Submissions for this series. We are grateful to Arnold Ventures for their support of this work.
Medicaid, the nation’s primary health insurance program for low-income and disabled individuals, has long struggled to deliver high-value care to its beneficiaries. Despite the program’s critical role in serving as a health care safety net for more than 80 million Americans, Medicaid is often associated with fragmented care delivery, bureaucratic...