resource Learning from Each Other: Assessing How Medicaid Agencies Collect Racial/Ethnic Data While all state Medicaid agencies collect some form of data on race and ethnicity, data sources and frequency of...

June 2006

resource Using Data on Race and Ethnicity to Improve Health Care Quality for Medicaid Beneficiaries This CHCS issue brief provides practical examples from across the country to demonstrate how states are using data on...

June 2006

resource Turning Racial and Ethnic Data into a Quality Improvement Strategy This technical assistance tool outlines basic questions that states should consider regarding quality improvement projects related to disparities.

June 2006

resource Disability Care Coordination Organizations: The Experience of Medicaid Managed Care Programs for People with Disabilities The paper outlines seven key recommendations for states to consider as they design and implement disability care coordination organizations...

May 2006

resource Asthma Plan/Practice Change Package This tool uses the Chronic Care Model to outline provider site interventions and complementary health plan activities to improve...

April 2006

resource Rewarding Performance in Medicaid Managed Care This brief outlines eight key considerations in implementing provider incentives in Medicaid managed care, drawn from the Local Initiative...

March 2006

resource ValueOptions New Jersey: Shortening Residential Care Stays for Teens Highlights ValueOptions New Jersey's efforts in setting a goal to identify and reduce the number of children remaining in...

February 2006

resource Measuring the Effectiveness of Managed Care for Adults with Disabilities This report provides recommendations for measuring quality of care and outcomes administered by coordinated care organizations based on evaluations...

December 2005

resource Environmental Scan: Health Supports for Consumers with Chronic Conditions This report synthesizes literature, expert interviews, and on-the-ground experience to describe the issues and problems associated with improving the...

November 2005

resource Enhancing Child Development Services in Medicaid Managed Care: A BCAP Toolkit This toolkit provides a practical framework to guide health plans in enhancing early child development screening and services.

October 2005

resource Reinventing the HMO: Medicaid Managed Care for Members with Complex Needs This Resource Paper outlines how the Brightwood demonstration project was designed and summarizes major challenges the program faced in...

August 2005

resource Children’s Mental Health Benchmarking Report Researchers have gathered, analyzed, and disseminated administrative data on children's mental health services, giving state and county policymakers access...

March 2005