Kansas Health Institute | Information For Policy Makers. Health for Kansans.

States will play an important role in carrying out the reforms of the health care system that are now being debated by Congress. Information from the National Academy for State Health Policy is available to help states better understand what they may be tasked with in the coming months.

Three documents, which may be accessed below, discuss ways federal health reform will affect states' roles in the health care system, priorities state policymakers have identified to improve health systems, and the types of support states will need to achieve effective health reform implementation.

• A State Policymakers’ Guide to Federal Health Reform - Part I: Anticipating How Federal Health Reform will Affect State Roles

• State Policymakers’ Priorities for Improving the Health System

• Supporting State Policymakers’ Implementation of Federal Health Reform