Can Incentives Improve Medicaid Patient Engagement and Prevent Chronic Diseases?
Under the Medicaid Incentives for the Prevention of Chronic Diseases model, 10 states are testing whether incentives can encourage Medicaid beneficiaries to lose weight, stop smoking, work to prevent diabetes, or control risk factors for other chronic diseases. This commentary describes these incentive programs and how they will be evaluated.
senior fellow, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina tjh@rti.org.
Thomas J
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Hoerger
research public health analyst, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.
Rebecca
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Perry
senior health researcher, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.
Kathleen
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Farrell
research public health analyst, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.
Stephanie
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Teixeira-Poit
D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000517:prevention & control; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics; D005380:Financing, Government; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008484:Medicaid; D009042:Motivation; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States