Manatt on Medicaid: 10 Trends to Watch in 2016

Medicaid continues to gain scale and importance nationally—as both the leading source of health coverage for Americans, and as a change agent within the healthcare marketplace.

In a new white paper, summarized below, Manatt Health discusses the ten trends that we believe will define Medicaid in 2016. To download the full white paper free, click here.

• Trend 1: Medicaid Expansion Continues to Gain Traction.
• Trend 2: Data Takes Center Stage in Delivery System Transformation.
• Trend 3: Continued Evolution and Innovation for Medicaid Managed Care.
• Trend 4: New Opportunities for Improving and Integrating Behavioral Health.
• Trend 5: Moving Beyond Medical Services to Tackle the Social Determinants of Health.
• Trend 6: Rebalancing, Integration and Workforce Supports—Momentum Builds for LTSS Reform.
• Trend 7: Linking Medicaid and Criminal Justice Systems—Better Health, Reduced Costs, Less Recidivism.
• Trend 8: More Change Coming for Supplemental Payments.
• Trend 9: Access and Affordability Tensions Continue for Prescription Drugs.
• Trend 10: State Innovation Waivers Provide a New Angle in the Coverage Expansion Debate.