By Jessica Sharac, James Hernandez, Maria Velasquez, Peter Shin, Feygele Jacobs
Health Management & Workforce
Health Services Research
Public & Population Health
Plug into Reform
By Jessica Sharac, James Hernandez, Maria Velasquez, Peter Shin, Feygele Jacobs
By Jessica Sharac, James Hernandez, Maria Velasquez, Peter Shin, Feygele Jacobs
Most Medicaid beneficiaries have health insurance coverage through managed care organizations (MCOs), so the contracts that state Medicaid programs negotiate with MCOs shape the care their low-income populations receive. In recent years, states have increasingly used their managed care contracts to encourage improvement for specific groups or in specific areas, such as maternal health, and drive innovations in care and payment reform.
By Jessica Sharac, James Hernandez, Maria Velasquez, Peter Shin, Feygele Jacobs