Medicaid and managed care: opportunities for innovative service delivery to vulnerable populations.
The crisis in state "safety-net" funding for high-need, high-risk, high-cost vulnerable populations has led to the development of creative strategies and financing mechanisms by the states for delivering essential community-based services. This is also an opportunity for private-sector providers who can recognize the special needs of these populations, form links with other key constituencies and apply managed care concepts to long-term health and human service delivery.
Mentor Clinical Care, Boston, MA 02109, USA.
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D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003363:Cost Control; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D008484:Medicaid / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011635:Public Health Administration; D013219:State Government; D014481:United States