Delivering On The Promise Of Medicaid’s Policy Laboratory Lindsay AllenandKatherine Commey July 21, 2026

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/delivering-promise-medicaid-s-policy-laboratory?utm_campaign=forefront&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-80uxV5vVFVRCFCZYc3sF7Kj_2COpJLrg0xFP2_ajd9aGk_30I0W9XJtLQrohRi2JYJFeFs9GpQCEcLP7neXddSlvDCLg&_hsmi=430012622&utm_source=hasu The premise of Medicaid as a policy laboratory rests on generating knowledge through rigorous evaluation. Yet, too often, evaluation has functioned only as a compliance exercise. Instead, it should be driving a robust learning system.