Addressing Tobacco in Health Care
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Effective tobacco treatment as part of basic health care.
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Collection of Race and Ethnicity Data by Health Plans Has Grown Substantially, but Opportunities Remain to Expand Efforts
October 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Health plans have been charged with collecting data on their members' race and ethnicity to improve the quality of care and reduce disparities.
Primary Language, Income and the Intensification of Anti-Glycemic Medications in Managed Care
May 1, 2011 | Journal Article
This article examines how language and income interact with treatment of Type II diabetes in a large managed-care trial. Previous research has shown that minorities and low-socioeconomic status individuals have more poorly controlled blood sugar levels than White Americans.
Medicaid Managed Care Program
National Program
The Medicaid Managed Care Program (MMCP) is a national initiative that promotes the delivery of high-quality health services to low-income people and those with special health care needs. Executed by the Center for Health Care Strategies, the pr...
What's Next Health: danah boyd
May 15, 2013 | Story/Video
The What's Next Health series features leading thinkers and visionaries. danah boyd—social scientist and high priestess of Internet friendship—challenge our assumptions and discusses what this means for health.
A Field Experiment on the Impact of Physician-Level Performance Data on Consumers' Choice of Physician
November 1, 2012 | Journal Article
The use of a publicly available online report of physician-level data on the choice of primary care provider (PCP) among new members to the HealthPlus of Michigan health plan was assessed in this study.
Five Medicaid Managed Care Organizations Reduce Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care
December 17, 2008 | Program Result Report
From 2004 to 2007, the Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) worked with groups of state Medicaid agencies and Medicaid managed care organizations to identify best practices to reduce disparities in care among racial and ethnic groups.
Workgroup's Recommendations Help HMOs Identify and Care for, High-Risk Chronically Ill Older Patients
May 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
For 10 years (1994–2004), the HMO Workgroup on Care Management published recommendations on, and highlighted opportunities and challenges in, care management practices for chronically ill older patients under capitated arrangements.
Study Finds Patients Whose Medicare HMOs Close Face Higher Insurance Costs
September 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
The Project HOPE Center for Health Affairs examined how Medicare beneficiaries fared after their health maintenance organizations (HMOs) closed, forcing them to seek new insurance coverage.
HMOs Surpass Traditional Insurance in Eliminating Some Disparities
December 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
Researchers at the University of Rochester hypothesized that managed care penetration may help alleviate disparities in health care access and quality between different socioeconomic and racial/ethnic populations.