Using Information From Income Tax Forms to Target Medicaid and CHIP Outreach: Preliminary Results of the Maryland Kids First Act

Examines the implementation and early results of Maryland's use of state income tax forms to identify low-income families and target outreach efforts to enroll eligible children in the State Children's Health Insurance Program. Discusses lessons learned

Hospital Community Benefits After the ACA: Partnerships for Community Health Improvement

Examines states' and localities' efforts to promote community health and systemic change through collaborations focused on community health needs assessments, priority setting, strategic planning, and the implementation of health improvement initiatives

Hospital Community Benefits After the ACA: The Emerging Federal Framework

Outlines the federal framework on requirements for hospitals to provide community benefit activities in exchange for tax-exempt status under the 2010 healthcare reform, including community health needs assessments; state policy options; and challenges

Hospital Community Benefits After the ACA: Building on State Experience

Analyzes hospitals' requirements to conduct community health needs assessments, financial assistance and billing and collection policies, and community benefit reporting and oversight strategies. Notes implications for federal and state law and practice

Small-Area Estimation and Prioritizing Communities for Obesity Control in Massachusetts

Objectives. We developed a method to evaluate geographic and temporal variations in community-level obesity prevalence and used that method to identify communities in Massachusetts that should be considered high priority communities for obesity control