title: Technical elements, demonstration projects, and fiscal models in Medicaid managed care for people with developmental disabilities.
abstract: We presented a general model of the structure and functioning of managed care and described elements (provider networks, fiscal elements, risk estimation, case-mix, management information systems, practice parameters, and quality improvement) critical to service delivery for people with developmental disabilities. A number of technical elements of managed care systems were delineated and reviewed in relation to the inclusion of people with developmental disabilities. Several managed care demonstration projects were described and, finally, a multi-year hypothetical budget model, including long-term care, was presented as a framework for considering how managed care affects specific service structures. Implications for people with developmental disabilities were discussed.
authors.affiliation: New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Morristown, USA.
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Kastner
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Criscione
mesh_terms: D002658:Developmental Disabilities; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics*; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000191:economics; D017146:Models, Organizational; D014481:United States