As enrollment in Medicaid managed care grew through the 1990s, the number of health plans willing to participate in … state Medicaid programs became a growing concern. Notes that between 1997 and 1999, 15 to 17 of participating plans exited … Medicaid annually, a higher rate than in previous years. …

Medicare coverage. However, Medicaid participation for these groups is low. Using recent experience in promoting SCHIP …For the low-income elderly and disabled, Medicaid can cover some or all of the out-of-pocket expenses that remain after … participation, this brief examines barriers to Medicaid enrollment for eligible Medicare beneficiaries. It also reviews steps that …

Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services' administrator Donald Berwick's "triple aim" of improving population health and care …

service use of Medicaid beneficiaries with special health care needs, using State Medicaid Research Files data for four states …

implemented by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). A large proportion of practices (43 percent) were unable or …