New data, prepared for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, provide detailed state-by-state and national information on prescription drug cost and utilization in 2003 for Medicaid beneficiaries enrolled in both Medicaid and Medicare (“dual eligiblesâ€), whose drug coverage...

This report describes notable variations in how state Medicaid agencies administer and fund Medicaid mental health services. It is based on telephone interviews with all state and District of Columbia Medicaid directors or their designees. Medicaid and mental health agencies are located in the...

To meet their managed care goals, states are now collecting large amounts of data, including encounter, HEDIS, CAHPS, and other types of data. This report suggests ways that states can maximize the value of their investment in collecting, analyzing, and using these data by focusing on meeting...

Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans (SNPs) specialize in serving Medicare beneficiaries who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, are eligible to be in nursing facilities or other long-term-care institutions, or have chronic conditions. This report provides an early descriptive...

Since enacting comprehensive health care reform in 2003, Maine's Dirigo Health program has helped expand coverage for low- and moderate-income individuals. By September 2006, about 16,100 individuals were enrolled in two coverage initiatives—DirigoChoice, a subsidized insurance product,...