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State Policy Briefs: Emerging Issues

Health Insurance Exchanges & Co-ops
Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)
Patient-Centered Medical Homes (PCMH)
Other Emerging Issues
Medicaid

Health Insurance Exchanges & Co-ops

Health Insurance Exchanges: Variation in State Efforts
(15-page PDF file; About PDFs)

2011 State Legislation: Health Insurance Exchanges
(43-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Health Care Cooperatives: Definitions and State Examples
(4-page PDF file; About PDFs)

2011-2012 State Legislation: Health Cooperatives
(5-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)

Accountable Care Organizations: Can They Rein In Health Care Spending for States?
(32-page PDF file; About PDFs)

2011 State Legislation: Accountable Care Organizations
(18-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Patient-Centered Medical Homes (PCMH)

2011 State Legislation: Medical Homes
(20-page PDF file; About PDFs)

2009 – 2010 State Medical Home Legislation
(21-page PDF file; About PDFs)

State Definitions of the Medical Home
(24-page PDF file; About PDFs)

State Qualification / Certification Standards for the Patient-Centered Medical Home
(70-page PDF file; About PDFs)

The Patient Centered Medical Home: History, Seven Core Features, Evidence and Transformational Change (Robert Graham Center, 2007)
(32-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Other Emerging Issues

Does Graduate Medical Education Also Follow Green? (Robert Graham Center, 2010)
(2-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Economic Impact of Family Physicians -- State-by-state issue briefs describing the economic impact of family physicians.

Medicaid

Medicaid FAQ for Patients
(2-page PDF file; About PDFs)

All documents posted on this webpage were produced by AAFP or Robert Graham Center staff. If you have questions on these materials or a request for additional resources, contact State Government Affairs staff at capitol@aafp.org.