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Improving Health Care Quality
Medicaid
The Medicaid program is the primary source of health insurance
coverage for low-income Americans, providing health and long-term
care services to 55 million families, people with disabilities,
and the elderly. Although children account for about half of Medicaid
enrollment, the bulk of the program's spending is for beneficiaries
with multiple chronic conditions. Focusing on improving care and
outcomes for these individuals offers the best opportunities to
improve quality and reduce costs for the program. IHP's initial
work in this realm focuses on these opportunities, including the
role of integrated approaches to care (rather than disease-by-disease
management) and how knowledge about what works for this population
can be generated, disseminated, and translated more effectively.
For more information please contact Kate
Meyers.
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