The Center for Healthcare Strategies, Inc. has released a brief offering lessons for managing care in Medicaid.  Citing the national health care reform law's Medicaid expansion, the authors assert that expanded use of managed care in Medicaid is necessary to improve care quality while reducing costs.  The brief offers eight lessons for effective care management in Medicaid.

From the report:

Many states are looking to managed care partners to help them meet their expanded coverage responsibilities in 2014. As they address Medicaid spending and simultaneously prepare for expansion, being able to rely on effective purchasing from managed care entities has great appeal. This includes states nturning to managed care for the first time, as well as states beginning to enroll high-need, high-cost populations in managed care, including children with complex needs, seniors and adults with disabilities, those in need of long-term care, and those dually eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.

Full report: Eight Key Lessons for Managing Care in Medicaid in 2011 and Beyond (PDF | 142.06 kb)

Center for Healthcare Strategies, Inc.  (2011).  Eight key lessons for managing care in Medicaid in 2011 and beyond.  Martin, L.