Care for beneficiaries with chronic illnesses, such as heart disease and diabetes, is a major expense to the Medicare program, and a major detriment to beneficiaries’ quality of life. The Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration is testing whether case management and disease management...

The Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration is testing a range of models aimed at improving the care of chronically ill beneficiaries with Medicare fee-for-service coverage. This report, from Mathematica’s evaluation of 15 coordinated care/disease management programs, describes Medical...

Beneficiaries with chronic diseases account for nearly two-thirds of all Medicare expenditures. The mandated Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration tested specifically whether care coordination programs reduced hospitalizations and Medicare expenditures and improved quality of care for...

Chronic illnesses such as arthritis, heart disease, and diabetes afflict many individuals and create major costs for Medicare. Most Medicare HMOs have developed programs or contracted with disease management or case management providers for programs designed to improve care for people with...

Presents findings from the third report to Congress on the Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration.

Chronic illnesses such as arthritis, heart disease, and diabetes afflict many individuals and create major costs for Medicare. Most Medicare HMOs have developed programs or contracted with disease management or case management providers for programs designed to improve care for people with...