A synthesis of findings from all components of the evaluation concludes that each of the five states, by introducing managed care, have enhanced the potential for improving the quality of care delivered to Medicaid beneficiaries. In addition, the coverage expansions yielded much better...

This paper identifies opportunities for using multifactorial designs and electronic health record data to evaluate quality improvement efforts in physicians' practices. Examples include using multifactorial designs to evaluate clinical decision support features and studying components of a...

This paper identifies opportunities for using multifactorial designs and electronic health record data to evaluate quality improvement efforts in physicians' practices. Examples include using multifactorial designs to evaluate clinical decision support features and studying components of a...

A synthesis of findings from all components of the evaluation concludes that each of the five states, by introducing managed care, have enhanced the potential for improving the quality of care delivered to Medicaid beneficiaries. In addition, the coverage expansions yielded much better...

In October 2012, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in a unique collaboration between public and private health care payers, launched the Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC) initiative to improve primary care delivery in seven...

This study examines Medicaid pharmacy benefit use and spending among beneficiaries dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid in 10 states by analyzing 1995 enrollment and claims data from a new 12-state database. The study finds that dual-eligibles are relatively high users of the Medicaid...

This study reviews prior pilot projects and demonstrations for dual eligibles—those receiving both Medicare and Medicaid benefits—and finds support for modest Medicare savings through well-targeted interventions. The study cites a small number of fully integrated, capitated managed...

Summary for publication Cash and Counseling Early Experiences in Arkansas