Personal health information is a valuable resource to individuals and their families, as well as health care providers. This issue brief describes the features of 21 software-based Personal Health Records (PHRs) and assesses whether the features match the needs and preferences of underserved...

As states consider options for incorporating disease management programs into Medicaid, they can benefit from Medicare's experience in this area. This four-page issue brief summarizes a study of best practices in care coordination for people with chronic illnesses and suggests key factors for...

This report reviews evidence and opportunities for governors to control health care costs and improve outcomes through quality initiatives, coordinated care, primary care and prevention, and payment reforms.

Disease management programs seek to control health care costs by focusing on two major drivers: high-cost chronic illness and inpatient hospitalizations for acute conditions. The fourth brief in a new series from Mathematica looks at the research evidence on the effectiveness of disease...

This paper describes a multi-method approach for evaluating 10 small interventions that participated in the Medicaid Value Program, which sought to improve quality of care for Medicaid beneficiaries with multiple chronic conditions. The approach relied on quantitative and qualitative methods to...

This articles examines interim impacts of a disease management demonstration for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries also enrolled in Medicaid (dual eligibles). The study randomly assigned dual eligibles with congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, and/or diabetes to treatment or...