Modernizing health IT systems is critical to meeting changing beneficiary needs and user preferences in the digital age — enabling greater flexibility, efficiency and interoperability within and across Medicaid and health and human services programs. There is no one-size-fits all approach to modernization, leaving states with both the autonomy and challenge of pursuing the best path toward the outcomes they want to achieve. In this sessi...

States are leveraging their purchasing power and implementing advanced alternative payment models to improve healthcare value. For example, the state of Texas offers an opt-in procurement collaborative across all school districts, Colorado created a private-public employer purchasing collaborative and its Medicaid agency is implementing mandatory payment models, and the state of Washington has a single Health Care Authority that oversees the s...

GOVERNING’S Healthy Living Summit, held in Atlanta at the Botanical Gardens on December 6, 2011, was a major success!This summit was born out of a need to address increasing healthcare costs as they are impacted by obesity. Recognizing that social and environmental determinants shape health outcomes, the 2012 Healthy Living Summit agenda will continue the discourse around healthy community strategies incorporating: Policy and Planning Tr...

Get a first look at the transition strategies, priorities and agendas for state and local government in 2011. If you’re in government affairs, selling to state and local governments, leading an association or non-profit, this two-day event is packed with post-election trends and insights! You’ll interact with public sector leaders and today’s most prominent state and local thought leaders on these critical issues: What are th...

GOVERNING’S Summit on the Cost of Government is an invitation-only gathering of public officials to confront the structural problems in government and explore the path forward. After the recession, where do states go from here? What are the smart strategies to accelerate recovery, restore stability and create sustainable growth as governments go through a fundamental reset of the way they do the public’s business? The answers matte...