title: Do commercial managed care members rate their health plans differently than Medicaid managed care members?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine if members of commercial managed care and Medicaid managed care rate the experience with their health plans differently.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data from both commercial and Medicaid Consumer Assessment of Health Plan Surveys (CAHPS) in New York State.
  
  
  METHODS
  Regression models were used to determine the effect of population (commercial or Medicaid) on a member's rating of their health plan, controlling for health status, age, gender, education, race/ethnicity, number of office visits, and place of residence.
  
  
  METHODS
  Managed care plans are required to submit to the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) results of the annual commercial CAHPS survey. The NYSDOH conducted a survey of Medicaid enrollees using Medicaid CAHPS.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Medicaid managed care members in excellent or very good health rate their health plan higher than commercial members in excellent or very good health. There is no difference in health plan rating for commercial and Medicaid members in good, fair, or poor health. Older, less educated, black, and Hispanic members who live outside New York City are more likely to rate their managed care plan higher.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Medicaid members rating of their health care equals or exceeds ratings by commercial members.
authors.affiliation: Bureau of Quality Management and Outcomes Research, Office of Managed Care, New York State Department of Health, Albany 12237, USA.
authors.forename: Patrick J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Roohan
authors.forename: Scott J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Franko
authors.forename: Joseph P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Anarella
authors.forename: Laura K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Dellehunt
authors.forename: Foster C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Gesten
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006302:Health Services Research; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000145:classification* / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D008484:Medicaid / Q000592:standards*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009518:New York; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017149:Private Sector / Q000592:standards*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States