title: Managed care. Pennies from heaven?
abstract: Managed care now covers almost a quarter of all Medicaid participants, but only a handful of those receiving long term care. And no wonder: Where could the savings be found? A few model programs indicate how--and whether--Medicaid managed care for long term care can work.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Romano
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017046:Cost Savings; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008484:Medicaid / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States