Physician participation in Medi-Cal is problematic. A 1999 statewide survey of beneficiaries showed 56 percent reported difficulty finding physicians willing to see them, and a 1998 survey of California physicians found that nearly half do not accept Medi-Cal patients. Low participation levels...

Examines the Sterling Life Insurance Company's private fee-for-service plan, the first and only such plan offered since the Balanced Budget Act authorized this option. Notes that although enrollment remains low, it has grown rapidly this year, coinciding with increased payment rates and...

Health care quality measurement and reporting have grown rapidly during the past decade and now enjoy wide support. The CAHPS surveys, funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality since 1995, have been a key part of the effort to generate scientifically sound measures of consumer...

This analysis of trends in benefits and premiums since 1999 in the Medicare+Choice program reveals that plans have continued to raise premiums and beneficiaries’ cost-sharing, while at the same time limiting coverage of supplemental benefits, such as prescription drug coverage. Monthly...

Reviews TennCare's behavioral health carve-out program, as well as how TennCare's structure affects the disabled and chronically ill, noting the importance of establishing a system for tracking quality and access from the start. Available free of charge from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation...

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