Monday, June 3, 2013

Georgia Managed Medicaid Gets Mixed Grades: Good Paperwork; Not So Good Patient Care

Managed Medicaid Gets Mixed Grades by Misty Williams.   the Atlanta Journal Constitution.  June 2, 2013.  Available in hard copy on newsstands and by subscription.

A report commissioned by Georgia health officials provides a mixed picture of the performance of for-profit companies paid to coordinate the care of people on Medicaid.

Read the article and answer the questions to improve understanding and retention.

(1)  The recent found that the companies excelled _____________ but fell short on _____________.

(2)  Georgia is planning to expanded managed care to ____________ elderly, disabled and mentally ill Georgians.

(3)  What are the prospects for expansion according to the executive director of the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities?

(4)  What was the perspective of Georgia state health officials about the program?

(5)  Georgia has hired _______ care management organizations to oversee care of ________ million Medicaid members.

(6)  The CMO's met ___________ of health care performance targets.

(7)  The organization doing the review was the __________.

(8)  What were some of the specific criticisms offered by the report?

(9)  Georgia began using managed care for Medicaid in _________.



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