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5 Slide Series

Our 5 Slide Series allows us to regularly present objective analyses and trends on issues we believe are of interest and share our findings through data tabulations and visualizations.

Quantifying the Impact of State-Level Policy Changes on Opioid Prescription (and Unit) Volume ​

This edition looks at various state-level policy changes seeking to restrict inappropriate use of opioids, conducting a pre-versus-post comparison of prescription opioid usage related to the dates of these policy changes.

Trends in the Use of Prescription Opioids and MAT in the Medicaid Program  ​

This edition focuses on the trends in Medicaid prescription opioid and MAT use.  An example of our findings is that opioid prescriptions per Medicaid enrollee decreased 54% from 2013-2022.

Leadership Positions: Gender Mix in the Workplace in the United States

This edition quantifies the large gender gaps that exist at the leadership level within U.S. companies. For example, females currently comprise only 10.6% of Fortune 500 Company CEOs. Females are getting closer to parity among attorneys (38%) and physicians (37%),…

Gender Equity in US Political Leadership

This edition of our 5 Slide Series quantifies the very low percentage of women serving in national political leadership positions.

Medicaid Prescription Drug Trends

This edition summarizes our tabulations of several key Medicaid prescription drug cost and usage trends across the 2018-2022 timeframe. Our findings include: • Pre-rebate costs per Medicaid prescription grew sharply, at an average annual rate of 9.7% from 2018-2022. •…

Medicaid Redeterminations

This edition conveys some of our perspectives related to the current reinstatement of Medicaid redeterminations. This is an important time period to capture (and share) detailed information on how Medicaid enrollees can best be successfully reached, as well as the…

Medicaid Enrollment Trends

This edition focuses on the share of the overall population that receives Medicaid, and how this percentage has trended throughout the past decade nationally and state by state. Between Medicaid expansion, COVID dynamics, and some shifts in the economy’s performance,…

Medicaid Postpartum Coverage Extension: A Review of Coverage by State and Postpartum Healthcare Utilization

This edition looks at state implementation of Medicaid postpartum coverage extension and Medicaid expansion by state. We also present rates of postpartum care utilization in the Medicaid population before and after implementation of postpartum coverage extension. As of March 2023,…

Addressing Gaps in Behavioral Health Treatment and Medication Use

This edition explores ways to make optimal use of available resources to help fill the extensive gaps in behavioral health care (BH) that exist in the US.

Medicare Special Needs Plan (SNP) Program Trends

The information tabulated and presented shows the progression of Medicare Special Needs Plan (SNP) health plan participation and SNP enrollment across the past decade – looking specifically at January of 2013, 2018, and 2023. By just about every measure, the…
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