title: Value-based formulas for purchasing. Pursuing value in Medicaid managed care: access to care and enrollee information management.
abstract: Medicaid and other publicly funded health coverage programs face special challenges in managed care purchasing. This article discusses two of those challenges based on the state of Minnesota's experience: how to develop, evaluate, and communicate access to care; and how to manage the transfer of enrollee eligibility and health status information.
authors.affiliation: Health Strategies Group, Inc., St. Paul, MN, USA.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chase
mesh_terms: D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D019058:Community Networks; D004465:Economic Competition; D004608:Eligibility Determination; D017754:Group Purchasing; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000458:organization & administration; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006786:Hospitals, Urban / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019451:Information Management / Q000379:methods*; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008484:Medicaid / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008910:Minnesota; D014481:United States