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May
7, 2007-
ACAP and The National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)
released a new, joint report: The
Impact of Health Centers and Community-Affiliated Health Plans on
Emergency Department Use.
The report
describes the crisis around over-utilization of Emergency Departments
(ED), how having a health care home eases ED overcrowding and generates
cost savings, and how health centers and ACAP plans stand ready to offer
solutions to this crisis. The report also details six health center and
ACAP plan programs that target and seek to reduce avoidable ED use.
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July 25, 2006
-- The Association for Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP) presented
Senator Mike DeWine with their 2006 Congressional Health Leadership
Award in recognition of his strong and consistent support of Medicaid
and the 55 million Americans that rely on the program for care.
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April 27, 2005 -- On Tuesday April 26th the House of Representatives
approved a motion to instruct the budget conferees by a vote of 348-72
to strike the Medicaid cuts from the budget resolution and instead
establish a bipartisan Commission to study the Medicaid program. ACAP
applauds the work of the Members who supported this motion. This was a
clear victory for the low-income individuals who utilize the Medicaid
program and the safety-net providers who serve them.
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July
15, 2003 -- AHCAHP announces membership expansion to include
Associate Members. These Associate members are other safety net health
plans, which are owned by government agencies or hospitals which care
for a disproportionate share of the underserved. In addition, AHCAHP is
expanding to include Integrated Service Delivery Networks, which are
involved in managed care.
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June 24, 2003 -- AHCAHP
releases a paper on the benefits of managed care over traditional
fee-for-service in caring for Medicaid beneficiaries. According to key
findings of a new report, Medicaid beneficiaries in fee-for-service
systems have poorer access to care, lower quality of care, and incur
higher costs than those in Medicaid managed care. These finding
come from a new paper by Vernon Smith, Ph. D. and Linda Hamacher of
Health Management Associates released by the Association for Health
Center Affiliated Health Plans (AHCAHP).
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February 12, 2003 -- AHCAHP releases a working paper by Nancy
Beronja and Joel Menges of the Lewin Group and Margaret Murray of the
Association for Health Center Affiliated Health Plans (AHCAHP). The
report, published and funded by the Center for Health Care Strategies,
found that MCOs averaged a six percent rebate on brand drugs, while
usually receiving no rebates on generic drugs. States’ rebates
represent, on average, 18 to 20 percent of ingredient cost for brands,
and 10 to 11 percent for generics.
- March 27, 2002
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AHCAHP releases a new working paper describing two national studies which have
compared the HEDIS scores of CHC plans with other Medicaid plans in both
1998 and 1999 and found as well that the CHC plans are outperforming the
other plans. This working paper presents the new findings and posits reasons
for the higher quality.
- January 10, 2002 -- AHCAHP Releases Working Paper on Community
Health Center Affiliated Health Plans
- June 1, 2001 -- Margaret Murray Joins AHCAHP as Executive Director
- March 13, 2000 -- The Association for Health Center Affiliated
Health Plans is Formed
- January 4, 2002
-- Careoregon Clinicians Provide Outstanding Care In Year 2000
- May 22, 2001 -- Neighborhood Health
Plan of Rhode Island Achieves National Committee for Quality Assurance’s
Excellent Status
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