Looks at the evolution of TennCare, Tennessee's controversial Medicaid Managed care program, and provides lessons relevant to sates using managed care for expanding health care for low-income people while containing costs.

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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This case study of the evolution of Medicare managed care in Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida, is one of four in a series being prepared by Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., for the Kaiser Family Foundation to examine the growth and impact of Medicare managed care. The Medicare risk (HMO) program...

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.

Printed copies available from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation at (800) 656-4533.

Available from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation at (800) 656-4533. Ask for publication #1350.

Notes that Florida's Medicaid managed care program continues to face many of the same issues as it has historically: demands of litigation diverted agency resources and slowed progress in enhancing oversight and education. The joint use of HMOs and PCCM components, combined with other issues,...

Notes that Florida's Medicaid managed care program continues to face many of the same issues as it has historically: demands of litigation diverted agency resources and slowed progress in enhancing oversight and education. The joint use of HMOs and PCCM components, combined with other issues,...