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Bailit Health @BailitHealth

Helping healthcare purchasers and regulators obtain superior performance since 1997

Joined January 2012
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NEW online resource: the State Hub for Hospital Pricing Strategies. Explore six strategies, key policy design decisions, and examples of state implementation—plus modeling/data tools, a curated resource library, and template talking points. hospitalpricingstatehub.org #HealthPolicy

State Hub for Hospital Pricing Strategies

Explore state strategies to address excessive hospital prices, including price caps, growth caps, global budgets, and more. Tools and resources for policymakers.

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Team retreat highlights: volunteering at @communityserv in Jamaica Plain, celebrating four colleagues’ weddings, getting work done, and ending with bowling. Grateful for the time together, and for the chance to give back.
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Double-digit premium increases are making annual family premiums more than a new compact car. Read how states acted in 2025 to curb hospital prices. bit.ly/2026-0114-affordabili… @commonwealthfnd
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January 23, 2026 - Senior Managing Director Mary Beth Dyer presents "Medicaid Managed Care in an Era of Medicaid Policy Change" at the Families USA Health Action Conference in Washington, DC bit.ly/register-health-actio… #Medicaid #ManagedCare
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Even policy people like cookies. Bailit Health wishes you a joyful holiday season and a new year filled with good health, meaningful work, and continued collaboration. #HealthPolicy #StatePolicy #HolidayWishes #NewYear2026
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Join us Dec 15, 2-3pm ET for a webinar on driving accountability in Medicaid managed care. Learn strategies to maximize performance using our new Oversight Toolkit. Register: bit.ly/44n1dIA Supported by @commonwealthfnd #Medicaid #StatePolicy
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States need better tools to understand health care cost drivers. Our updated guide with @PetersonCHealth & @MilbankFund offers practical strategies for analyzing claims data to inform policy and control costs. bit.ly/4nOgXv5 #HealthPolicy #HealthcareCosts
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“Ensuring State Health Care Affordability Strategies Work for All,” authored for @MilbankFund. Four levers for states: (1) embed equity in cost‐growth targets (2) equitable price oversight (3) consumer relief on costs/debt (4) adequate Medicaid rates. bit.ly/4oPY0t7

Ensuring State Health Care Affordability Strategies Work for All | Milbank Memorial Fund

This post describes ways states can safeguard and promote health equity alongside their efforts to make health care more affordable, particularly for those who bear the greatest burden of high and...

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New: Bailit Health’s Medicaid Managed Care Oversight Toolkit, authored for State Health & Value Strategies. For states managing complex contracts, the guide strengthens oversight, uses data, and assesses plan performance to improve access & outcomes. More: bit.ly/48UhOa3
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Reminder: Webinar today 2pm-3pm ET - "Focusing Hospital Affordability Policies on the Haves and Protecting the Have-Nots" bit.ly/4oo4E9O @MilbankFund @PetersonCHealth
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Join us for a webinar on Oct. 30th at 2-3pm ET, hosted by @MilbankFund to discuss how states can design hospital affordability policies that target highly resourced systems while protecting more vulnerable hospitals. bit.ly/4oo4E9O #HealthPolicy #HospitalAffordability
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The @commonwealthfnd is now accepting applications for its Hospital Pricing Strategies Technical Assistance Program. States working on hospital pricing policies can receive expert support and join peer learning sessions. Apply by October 27. bit.ly/48TkmVJ #HealthPolicy
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New report outlines how states can apply hospital affordability policies more precisely, targeting well-resourced systems without harming vulnerable ones. bit.ly/42mm8uC #HealthPolicy #HospitalPricing #Affordability @MilbankFund @PetersonCHealth
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Bailit Health’s new @HealthAffairs blog examines how vertically integrated insurers may use non-claims payments to meet MLR thresholds without delivering more care. The authors outline emerging concerns and recommend stronger oversight. bit.ly/3IFQDoD #HealthPolicy #MLR

How Insurers That Own Providers Can Game The Medical Loss Ratio Rules | Health Affairs Forefront

As states pursue policies to slow cost growth, they must apply greater scrutiny of vertical integration arrangements—especially around internal financial transactions between affiliated entities.

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All five cost growth target states missed the mark in 2023. Spending rose across all payers and service types, driven by both price and use. In this Health Affairs blog post, Bailit Health staff break down the findings and highlight what may come next. 🔗 bit.ly/health-cost-growth-ta…

For States With Cost Growth Targets, 2023 Spending Growth Was High Across The Board | Health...

State cost growth targets—when paired with complementary strategies such as site-neutral payment policies, price growth caps, prescription drug price and pharmacy benefit manager oversight, and...

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Hospital costs keep climbing, but states can act. A new brief authored by Bailit Health for @MilbankFund explains how to measure efficiency, encourage better performance, and make care more #affordable. #hospitalefficiency #healthpolicy bit.ly/4eQlWIT

Assessing Hospital Efficiency: Considerations for States Seeking to Reduce Health Care Costs |...

This brief provides an overview of existing state, federal, and private sector hospital efficiency measures; the advantages and limitations of those measures; potential modifications to existing...

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Public reporting alone won’t bend the cost curve. In a New @MilbankFund blog by Bailit Health’s January Angeles Grace Flaherty shows how states can use Cost Growth Targets as as real oversight tools, not just dashboards. Practical guidance here ↓ bit.ly/4lhRdGG

Beyond Public Reporting: Strengthening Accountability to States' Cost Growth Targets and Leveraging...

This issue brief examines how three of these states —Massachusetts, Oregon, and California — have strengthened cost growth target accountability. It also highlights five states — California, Connec...

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13 states, 1 shared goal: track health spending more clearly. With Bailit Health’s guidance, states aligned on definitions methods for cost growth drivers. A big step toward smarter, shared solutions. #HealthPolicy #HealthcareSpending #CostGrowth bit.ly/state-health-spending…
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What does “affordable” health care really mean? In a new piece for @MilbankFund, Bailit Health explores how states are defining and measuring affordability to guide smarter health policy. bit.ly/4kTKqmE #HealthPolicy #Affordability

Health Care Affordability: Definitions and Options for States to Track Progress  | Milbank Memorial...

Health care affordability is a key concern for state agencies and policymakers looking to ensure access to care without creating undue financial burdens on patients, employer purchasers, and states....

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Our 2025 Cost Growth Target Playbook for @MilbankFund is now available. A practical framework for states to control health spending, engage stakeholders, and enforce accountability—grounded in national implementation experience. bit.ly/2025-state-spending-t… #healthpolicy #costgrowth
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