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The National Academy for State Health Policy is a nonpartisan forum of policymakers throughout state governments, learning, leading and implementing innovative solutions to health policy challenges.
To accomplish our mission we:
•Convene state leaders to solve problems and share solutions
•Conduct policy analyses and research
•Disseminate information on state policies and programs
•Provide technical assistance to states
The responsibility for health care and health care policy does not reside within a single state agency or department. At NASHP, we provide a unique forum for productive interchange across all lines of authority, including the executive and legislative branches Source
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| Language | English |
| Country | United States of America |
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Search ArticlesTargeted Analyses of Private Equity Ownership in Hospitals and Provider Groups
Research indicates growth of private equity investment in, or acquisition of health care providers, provider groups and hospitals. However, these private transactions are typically not transparent, leaving state policymakers unaware of the influence of private equity on critical sources of health care access in their states.
Snapshot: Behavioral Health Integration in Medicaid Managed Care
Addressing the overlapping mental health and substance use crises remains a top priority for states. Nearly one in 10 adults in the U.S. reported experiencing a mental health crisis in 2024–2025, and almost three-quarters sought some form of help. Policymakers are responding by fostering a robust continuum of care with multiple points of entry for early identification and treatment and hand-offs to specialty care.
Webinar with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS): Interim Final Rule on Medicaid Community Engagement Requirements
On June 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the Community Engagement Requirement for Certain Individuals Interim Final Rule, as required by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). Under the new requirements, certain adult Medicaid applicants and beneficiaries must, as a condition of Medicaid eligibility, meet an 80 hours per month work requirement through employment, education, work programs, or community service.
NASHP’s Behavioral Health Workforce Repository: Resources from Our Policy Academy
Building policies and provider structures that allow workers to practice at the top of their license and thoughtfully expanding scope of practice enables behavioral health professionals to contribute their full expertise, ultimately allowing states to increase access to care. States are continuing to add new provider types to the array of behavioral health professions, as well as increasingly allowing associate-level clinicians to bill professionally.
Lessons from 5 States On Building a Stronger Behavioral Health Workforce
Data Viz / Over the past two years, NASHP has worked closely with five states in our Behavioral Health Workforce Policy Academy, with the goal of growing the behavioral health workforce. NASHP provided technical assistance, identifying best practices and engaging with other states and external experts. Through this work, Alaska, Kansas, Mississippi, New Mexico, and Oregon took significant steps to improve the behavioral health workforce across their states.
Extending Medicare Maximum Fair Prices for Drugs to State Markets
NASHP has published a new version of model legislation enabling states to reference Medicare’s maximum fair prices (MFPs) for drugs. While the MFPs apply to drugs reimbursed by Medicare, this model extends MFPs to state markets, not by setting MFPs as the price, but by using them as upper payment limits (UPLs) on reimbursement for those drugs within a state.
Revised Model Legislation: An Act to Reduce Prescription Drug Costs Using Medicare Maximum Fair Price (MFP) Reference-Based Pricing
This model bill updates a previous model released by NASHP in November 2022 directing a state to use the Medicare maximum fair prices as upper payment limits. This update includes a process for validating savings and for public comment.
Q&A: Revised Model Legislation: An Act to Reduce Prescription Drug Costs Using Medicare Maximum Fair Price Reference-Based Pricing
The 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) contained several provisions designed to help reduce the costs of prescription drugs. One of the provisions allowed Medicare, for the first time, to negotiate prices for high-cost drugs. The price negotiation process began in 2023, and Medicare published its negotiated prices for the first 10 drugs on August 29, 2024. The negotiated prices for those initial drugs (the maximum fair prices, or MFPs) became effective on January 1, 2026.
Academy Spotlight with Lisa Lee: A People-First Vision for Kentucky Medicaid
This series is part of a spotlight on members of NASHP’s Academy, showcasing the expertise and leadership they bring to advancing state health policy. Each feature offers a closer look at their work and the meaningful contributions they make to NASHP’s mission. For Lisa Lee, Medicaid leadership begins with the people and communities the program serves.
Collaborative Learning Opportunity: Setting the Stage for Payment Reform in Rural Health Settings
Access to affordable, high-quality care in rural communities is an ongoing challenge, even as states work to implement new investments under the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). A new collaborative learning opportunity led by NASHP, Mathematica, and the Rural Health Redesign Center (RHRC) is supporting states as they work toward sustaining transformative change to enable accessible and affordable rural health care.