Medicaid Delivery System and Payment Reform: A Guide to Key Terms and Concepts June 22, 2015 Fact Sheet There is wide state variation in Medicaid health care delivery and payment systems, as states design and combine service delivery models and payment approaches in a multitude of ways. To help those interested in understanding the diversity of Medicaid reform initiatives underway or in development in states across the country, this guide defines key terms.
Pulling it Together: Teaching An Old Dog New Tricks July 7, 2009 Perspective Way back in the eighties when I was Human Services Commissioner in New Jersey, I established something called the Garden State Health Plan (GSHP). It was the first — and I think the only — federally qualified state-run HMO for Medicaid beneficiaries. One goal of the GSHP was to reallocate…
Beyond Cash and Counseling: The Second Generation of Individual Budget-Based Community Long-Term Care Programs for the Elderly December 31, 2006 Report States are increasingly interested in the individual budget model for older Medicaid beneficiaries as a mechanism to improve responsiveness of benefits to beneficiaries’ needs and preferences and to increase their ability to remain outside or leave nursing homes. Beginning in January 2007, a new provision in the Deficit Reduction Act…
Medicaid Managed Care for Persons With Disabilities: State Profiles-2114 November 30, 1998 Report Medicaid Managed Care for Persons With Disabilities: State ProfilesThis report provides state estimates of the number of Medicaid disabled enrolled in managed care and profiles these programs. It provides detailed comparative state information on enrollment, program features, rate setting, quality issues, and special enrollment features for the disabled in Medicaid…