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Welcome to our blog, HillTopic. In occasional posts, Hilltop staff and colleagues will share vignettes on our work and provide commentary on developments in state health policy. Comments are welcome and may be directed to the author or Marsha Willis.

Making the Case: Strengthening Medicaid Agency-State University Partnerships through Relationship-Building with University Leadership

The value propositions for Medicaid agencies and public universities make a strong case for state agency-university partnerships, but another important relationship to consider is the partnership between university leadership and the research center that performs policy research and data analytics for the state Medicaid agency. As outlined in this series’ inaugural blog, the role, governance, organizational structure, and staffing of research centers in the AcademyHealth State-University Partnership Learning Network (SUPLN) vary; however, a center’s effectiveness depends on a mutually beneficial…


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08/01/2024