Wednesday, March 30, 2005

State Medicaid Disease Management: Lessons Learned from Florida Report, in Adobe Acrobat format, from the Health Strategies Consultancy and Duke University. See also the related press release - "Private sector disease management programs designed to improve health outcomes and reduce health care spending need to be fundamentally changed to address the unique needs of low-income Medicaid and Medicare beneficiaries, says new research released today by Health Strategies Consultancy and Duke University.

The findings, released today at a national Medicaid Conference sponsored by Health Strategies, were based on interviews with 27 key stakeholders who interacted with the Florida: A Healthy State program, including care managers, program administrators, medical directors, state officials, disease groups, and other community organizations..."

  
  

More mental health services paid by public Brief UPI story reprinted at PsycPORT - "A report released Tuesday shows more mental health services are being paid by U.S., state and local government programs than by private insurance. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration said public sources paid for 63 percent of mental health spending in 2001, up from 57 percent in 1991. Public sources paid for 76 percent of substance abuse treatment in 2001, up from 62 percent in 1991..." See also the related SAMHSA press release and the full study, "National Expenditures for Mental Health Services and Substance Abuse Treatment 1991-2001," published in Adobe Acrobat format by Health Affairs.