This report examines the baseline data for treatment group and control group members in the National Long-Term Care Channeling Demonstration to determine whether they are comparable and, if not comparable on some variables, what should be done to ensure that regression estimates of Channeling's...

Addresses program effects on Medicaid costs in the three states. Because access to personal care increased, costs were higher for the treatment group but partially offset by other Medicaid savings.

Reviews key elements of the evaluation design and resolution of methodological issues. Includes a discussion of research questions, data sources, random assignment, measurement, analytic methods, and design limitations.

This report, which found that the Medicare risk program for HMOs did not save money for the federal government, and in fact cost more than if enrollees had not joined HMOs, touched off a fierce debate about payment rates and mechanisms for Medicare managed care that continues today. The report...

This article analyzed the experiences of the School of Medicine’s care-management program as it took part in the Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration, with the goal of reducing hospitalizations and Medicare spending or improving quality while remaining cost neutral. The study showed that...