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Issue Brief by Sally Dreslin PDF Available: Introduction The use of artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly expanded across industries in recent years, transforming operations, decision-making processes, and user experiences. From automation and predictive analytics to generative models produced by OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic, among others, enterprises across sectors are increasingly utilizing AI to gain efficiency and pursue innovation. In healthcare, some examples of are

This Issue Brief examines the issues related to the inclusion of outpatient behavioral health services under managed care.

Oral health is a core component of overall health, with population-level gains driven largely by preventive public health interventions. As this is the Step Two Policy Project’s first publication focused exclusively on oral health, this Issue Brief begins with an overview of dental care delivery in Part I, then turns to the challenges facing individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in Part II.

This Issue Brief provides background information on maternity services in rural areas of New York and examines rural-tailored strategies, including care delivery and payment models that have evolved in the state. This paper also examines a new delivery model set to be piloted in California that may serve as a roadmap for preserving maternity services and improving access to perinatal care in rural New York.

Time will tell whether the Democratic strategy of holding out for a clean extension of the enhanced PTCs will be successful. Engaging with the Senate on the HSA construct as reflected in the Crapo/Kennedy Senate Bill could give Democrats a better opportunity to reshape aspects of the bill in order to mitigate the areas of greatest concern, while improving the chances that the country does not take a giant step backwards in terms of the total level of federal subsidies for hea

The purpose of this Issue Brief is to clarify the terms of debate about the enhanced PTCs and the future of the ACA. We will supplement this paper as the enhanced PTC debate evolves in Congress.

We expect that loss of coverage under Medicaid due to new work requirements and redetermination rules, and loss of coverage of non-citizens under the Essential Plan, may well be less than predicted.

This paper proposes establishing a healthcare-focused, AI public-private platform to enable broader access to AI’s benefits in patient care, outcomes, and operational efficiency, and to help close the technological divide among healthcare entities.

 The intersection of recent federal healthcare and immigration policy changes will have a significant impact not only on the recipients of government-funded healthcare services and on non-U.S. citizens residing in New York, but also on the immigrants who comprise New York’s healthcare workforce.

Together, court-mandated outpatient treatment and involuntary removal and hospitalization represent a safety net for individuals who fall through the cracks in the system of voluntary care, often cycling through hospitals, jails, and shelters.

Community Schools represent an integrated educational approach designed to transform traditional schools into community hubs by offering comprehensive services and supports to students and their families. Linking school-based health services and Community Schools is a low-barrier, high-impact approach to improving educational and health outcomes for students, and to better engaging families and the surrounding community in supporting student success.

This paper and the related recent data exercise illustrate the resources that could be developed from existing health delivery system data.

The purpose of this Brief is to describe the existing care management infrastructure in New York and trace its evolution.

School-Based Health Centers (SBHCs) represent a relatively small but important component of the healthcare safety net in New York.

Accompanied by the Disparities in Rural and Urban Mortality: New York State Chartbook by Adrienne Anderson Policy Brief: Chartbook:...

In this Policy Brief, we examine some of the wide-ranging health challenges that New York’s rural communities are facing...

This paper discusses a strategy that a growing number of states are pursuing to constrain growth in healthcare costs...

Health Data and Information Series #3 Introduction Health information exchange (HIE) is already an indispensable part of the healthcare...

Funding for financially distressed hospitals is one of the two “burning houses” in the FY 25 Health budget...

Governor Kathy Hochul introduced her Executive Budget for State fiscal year 2024-25 (FY 25) on January 16, 2024...