resource Medicaid Managed Care for Children in Child Welfare This issue brief examines the complex physical and behavioral health care needs and associated costs for children in child...

April 2008

resource The CMS Medicaid Targeted Case Management Rule: Implications for Special Needs Service Providers and Programs This issue brief examines the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services targeted case management rule, issued December 4, 2007,...

April 2008

resource Rate Setting for Medicaid Managed Long-Term Supports and Services: Best Practices and Recommendations for States The resource paper describes reimbursement models currently being used by state managed long-term services and supports programs, highlights rate-setting...

March 2008

resource Medicaid Eligibility Issues for Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership Programs This issue brief outlines key aspects of Medicaid eligibility rules that states must consider when implementing a Long-Term Care...

March 2008

resource Purchasing Strategies to Improve Care Management for Complex Populations: A National Scan of State Purchasers This report outlines how states are identifying high-risk beneficiaries and developing tailored care management approaches to meet their needs....

March 2008

resource Return on Investment Evidence Base: Identifying Quality Improvement Strategies with Cost-Saving Potential This technical assistance tool was developed to help Medicaid stakeholders identify quality improvement strategies with the potential to both...

November 2007

resource Care Management Definition and Framework This tool, developed through CHCS' Managed Care for People with Disabilities Purchasing Institute, can help guide state purchasers regarding...

October 2007

resource Faces of Medicaid II: Recognizing the Care Needs of People with Multiple Chronic Conditions The majority of Medicaid spending is driven by those with multiple chronic conditions. This groundbreaking examination of the patterns...

October 2007

resource From Policy to Action: Addressing Racial and Ethnic Disparities at the Ground-Level Racial and ethnic minorities in the United States tend to have poorer access to care and receive lower quality...

August 2007

resource Long-Term Care Partnership: State Considerations for Inflation Protection This technical assistance brief outlines considerations for states in developing inflation protection requirements for Long-Term Care Partnership programs.

August 2007

resource Evaluation of the Medicaid Value Program: Health Supports for Consumers with Chronic Conditions This study offers important lessons to improve care for Medicaid’s highest-risk and highest-cost beneficiaries. The evaluation examined 10...

August 2007

resource Medicaid Value Program Case Studies Features case studies describing interventions that were tested by each of the 10 grantees participating in CHCS' Medicaid Value...

August 2007