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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.

Medicaid Prescription Drug Benefit Management: Performance Comparison Across Different State Policy Approaches

We were enlisted by the Anthem Public Policy Institute to assess the cost-effectiveness of different states’ approaches to managing Medicaid prescription drug benefit.  States were grouped into five cohorts depending on the degree to which their Medicaid prescriptions are paid…
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Excess US Deaths in 2020 and 2021 by State, Age, and Race/Ethnicity Group

This edition of our 5 Slide Series examines excess deaths at the state level during the pandemic. Taking the difference of average monthly deaths during the pandemic and a pre-pandemic average, we find that states in the South and Southwest have experienced…
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Comparison of US Deaths During 2020 and 2021 With Previous Years

This edition examines the impact of the pandemic on overall deaths in 2020 and 2021. Comparing excess deaths (deaths above the pre-COVID annual average) at the national level from April 2020 to December 2021, we find that annual deaths in the…
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Latest COVID 19 Case, Death, and Vaccination Figures; States Seeing Largest Increase in COVID 19 Deaths and Cases in Recent Weeks

This edition reexamines COVID case, death, and vaccination trends in the wake of the new (potentially more contagious) Omicron variant. Cases and deaths in 2021 have already eclipsed 2020 figures. More than 28 million cases have been reported in 2021…
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Medicaid Spending by State During Fiscal Year 2020

This edition of our 5 Slide Series examines state Medicaid spending during Federal Fiscal Year 2020. Using expenditure reports from CMS, we calculated the share of each state’s Medicaid spending that occurred via capitation. Capitation represented the majority (52.6%) of…
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Pediatric COVID Trends

This edition revisits pediatric COVID-19 trends in the United States. Schools have now been opened for several weeks, providing an opportunity to assess the initial effects of student gatherings in classrooms. We observe decreasing, albeit still extremely high, pediatric case…
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Recent COVID-19 Death Rate Trends, Preliminary Look at Pediatric COVID Trends

In this edition of our 5 Slide Series, we return to presenting COVID death trends, as the pandemic’s recent resurgence merits significant attention. Average daily deaths across the prior 7-day period were 361 on June 13, 274 on July 13,…
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Medicaid Expansion Impacts

This edition of our 5 Slide Series coincides with today’s release of a new report, “Assessment of Medicaid Expansion’s Impacts.”  The 5 Slide Series creates an opportunity for our staff team to contribute to the Medicaid industry outside the boundaries of…
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Weekly Trends in COVID Cases, Deaths, and Vaccinations; Total Vaccinations at County, State, and National Level

This edition provides a weekly update of COVID cases, deaths, and vaccinations, including county, state, and national views of vaccinations. As of this week, the U.S. has now given roughly 250 million COVID vaccine doses. 44.5% of the population is…
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International Comparison of COVID Vaccinations

This edition provides an international comparison of COVID vaccination rates across continents. As of April 28, over 1.08 billion COVID vaccinations have been given in all countries since the start of the pandemic. Nearly 578 million people have been partially…
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