Special Populations

Recent Publications

Medicaid Managed Care for Non-elderly Persons with Disabilities: 50 State Profiles and Four Case Studies,Jack Meyer, Marsha Regenstein, and Christy Schroer, Economic and Social Research Institute, March 2000. Prepared for the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Part one compares Medicaid managed care programs for non-elderly persons with disabilities in the fifty states and the District of Columbia. The report first describes the types of Medicaid managed care and then identifies the special program features that characterize states¹ managed care programs for persons with disabilities. Also included in the report is a description of each of the 58 Medicaid managed care programs that enroll persons with disabilities. Part two consisted of four case studies of ambitious and innovative Medicaid managed care program in Michigan, Florida, Kentucky, and New Mexico. The report includes a cross-cutting overview with findings highlighting common themes and problems. It is available from The Kaiser Family Foundation website.

Medicaid Managed Care for Persons with Disabilities, Marsha Regenstein and Stephanie E. Anthony, Occasional Paper Number 11, prepared for and published by the Urban Institute, August 1998. Reviews and analyzes the efforts of 13 state Medicaid programs to incorporate people under age 65 with disabilities into their managed care programs. Describes how states have made choices on several policy dimensions, including capitation arrangements, voluntary versus mandatory participation, enrollment, mainstream versus specialized programs, the role of behavior health, rate setting, and quality assurance. The report is available in PDF format* or can be ordered from the Urban Institute at 202 833-7200.

Medicaid Managed Care for Persons with Disabilities: State Profiles, Marsha Regenstein and Christy Shroer, prepared for and published by the The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, December 1998. Based on telephone interviews with all 50 state Medicaid program, this report profiles 36 state programs to enroll non-elderly persons with disabilities in managed care. Available from the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured.

Geriatric Teams in Managed Care Organizations: A Promising Strategy for Costs and Outcomes, Marsha Regenstein, Jack A. Meyer, and Nancy Bagby. Supported by The Pew Charitable Trusts, March 1998. Reports on a particularly effective approach for providing quality care to elderly patients through the use of geriatric teams. In-depth case studies and site visits to progressive managed care organizations. The Executive Summary is available on line in html format. The Full Report can be viewed or downloaded in PDF format.*. It is also available at no charge by mail. Send email request to esri@esresearch.org, or if you do not have email, call 202 833-8877.

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