The Medical Care Development Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration Program After One Year

The Medical Care Development Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration Program After One Year

Published: Jul 29, 2005
Publisher: Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research

Associated Project

Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration

Time frame: 1998-2005

Prepared for:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Authors

Arnold Chen

Karen Sautter

Jennifer Schore

Randall Brown

Deborah Peikes

The Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration is testing a range of models aimed at improving the care of chronically ill beneficiaries with Medicare fee-for-service coverage. This report, from Mathematica’s evaluation of 15 coordinated care/disease management programs, describes Medical Care Development’s coordinated care program, addressing who enrolls, the extent of physician engagement, implementation of approaches to improving patient health and reducing health care costs, and enrollees’ Medicare service use and costs during its first months of operation. The report also discusses the program’s strengths, unique features, and potential barriers to success.

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