title: Managed care and Medicaid: lessons and strategies for public health.
abstract: The authors review the status of managed care within Medicaid populations, focusing on the program in Tennessee, where the entire Medicaid population receives health services through managed care structures. Attention is given to barriers to implementation and implications for public health.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Practice program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Hatcher
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Halverson
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Kaluzny
mesh_terms: D002204:Capitation Fee; D006302:Health Services Research; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D008484:Medicaid / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011634:Public Health / Q000639:trends; D012308:Risk Management; D013221:State Health Plans / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013714:Tennessee; D014481:United States