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...

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,...

This chartbook presents highlights and key comparisons from the state-by-state Statistical Compendium on Medicaid pharmacy benefit use and reimbursement in 2006, which is available on the CMS website. The 2006 data show the initial impact on Medicaid of the movement of prescription drug coverage...