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Jun 29, 2026
This study assesses the duration of buprenorphine episodes paid by fee-for-service and managed care organization plans with and without prior authorization (PA) in Medicaid.
Feb 25, 2026
CMS HCRIS data from 2014 to 2023 were analyzed. Two Outcomes were examined: percentage of inpatient psychiatric discharges paid by Medicaid (both fee-for-service and managed care plans) and percentage of inpatient psychiatric days paid by Medicaid.
Feb 3, 2025
Provider networks gaps could affect California's new exclusively aligned enrollment dual-eligible special needs plans. Only 60% of clinicians serving fee-for-service Medicare dual-eligible enrollees are in Medi-Cal provider networks.
Mar 6, 2024
Medicaid managed care has not improved the inequitable allocation of mental health care across racial and ethnic groups. Attention to monitoring of racial and ethnic differences in use of mental health care in Medicaid managed care is warranted.
Jan 1, 2023
Partners in Care tool (PIC) is an integrated health tool improving care for depression in primary care.
Mar 4, 2022
This study aimed to examine the content of the recommendations given to providers aimed at improving provider-patient interactions, characterize these recommendations, and examine their actionability.
Dec 2, 2021
This report examines whether two components of New York State's Medicaid Section 1115 Waiver—the Managed Long-Term Care (MLTC) program and the 12-month continuous eligibility policy—have achieved their goals.
Feb 12, 2021
The Ohio Department of Medicaid introduced requirements to be delivered by Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs). This study evaluated the impact of care management on reducing infant mortality in the largest Medicaid MCO in Ohio.
Dec 12, 2019
The goal of health care is to ensure that patients receive the right care for the right patient for the right problem at the right time from the right provider. Inappropriate care is costly. The challenge is to define and increase delivery of appropriate care.
Aug 20, 2019
Practice consolidation can increase the stability of physician networks, which may have positive implications for organizational effectiveness.
Jul 26, 2017
Risk-reduction strategies adopted by Medicare Advantage plans to prevent hospital readmissions have not succeeded in lowering the markedly higher rates of readmission for black patients compared to white patients.
Jan 25, 2017
Medicare Advantage beneficiaries use less home health than do their Fee-for-Service counterparts, but there is marked regional variation in use by both groups.