Budget & Financing

Information and resources related to budget and financing of the health system (public health, clinical care, etc.)

• A Guide to Strategic Cost Transformation in Hospitals and Health Systems [PDF 1.02MB]
  Describes three pathways for strategic cost transformation: 1) cost management, 2) business restructuring, and 3) clinical transformation
• CDC Grant Funding Profiles
  Provides state- and territory-specific grants funding profiles, starting with fiscal year 2010, and summaries of overall funding by category and jurisdiction; includes grants made to all entities within states and territories (with exceptions)
• For the Public’s Health: Investing in a Healthier Future
  Assesses both the sources and adequacy of current government public health funding and identifies approaches to building a sustainable and sufficient public health presence going forward
• Healthcare Financing: Follow the Money (April 10, 2013 Teleconference)
  Describes the current model of healthcare financing, recent changes to the system, and how Medicaid waiver programs can be useful in advancing public health initiatives
  • Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP: CMS National Training Program (PDF [2.05MB], PPT [3.75MB])
  • Transcript [PDF 146KB]
  • Audio [MP3 15.6MB]
• Investing in America’s Health: A State-by-State Look at Public Health Funding and Key Health Facts
  Examines public health funding across jurisdictions and the impact of underfunding public health, and makes recommendations for building and sustaining core, ongoing funds for public health
• NACCHO Billing for Clinical Services: Findings from the 2014 Forces of Change Survey [PDF 357KB]
  Describes the extent to which local health departments (LHDs) are billing for clinical services, what third-party payers LHDs are billing, approaches they are using to bill third-party payers, and whether LHDs are engaged in efforts to increase the extent to which they bill for services