Electronic Health Record Incentive Programs for Medicaid Providers: How Are States Preparing?

January 27, 2010 This brief was written by Dianne Hasselman, Center for Health Care Strategies, and Julia Berenson, Center for Health Care Strategies. The Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) interviewed Medicaid leaders in six states to better understand how Medicaid agencies are positioning themselves to capitalize on opportunities presented by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Specifically, CHCS wanted to learn whether states are planning to operate a Medicaid electronic health record (EHR) provider incentive program.On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. These dollars are designed to . . .