Medicaid Managed Care : Challenges in Implementing Safeguards for Children with Special Needs

Capitated managed care plans, which deliver medical services for a fixed per-person fee, are an increasingly common part of Medicaid, the federal-state health care program for certain low-income individuals, including adults & children in families, & aged, blind, & disabled people. This report: examines the implications of the Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of 1997 provisions defining this population; provides an update on the number of states enrolling children with special needs in capitated health plans, & assesses the steps the Health Care Financing Admin. has taken to establish appropriate safeguards for this population. Charts & tables.Allen, Kathryn G. is the author of 'Medicaid Managed Care : Challenges in Implementing Safeguards for Children with Special Needs', published 2000 under ISBN 9780756702960 and ISBN 0756702968.