Rhode Island’s Global Compact Waiver
Author: Joan Alker Joint Session of the Rhode Island House and Senate Finance Committees Testimony Document August 5, 2008
Florida’s Medicaid Reform Pilot Programs: Challenges with Mental Health Services
People with disabilities and chronic conditions, including persons with mental illnesses, present challenges for managed care organizations. As the Florida Legislature, other policymakers and the public track the Medicaid reform pilot programs, it is important to assess how this unique managed care model works for some of the diverse populations affected by reform. This policy […]
Waving Cautionary Flags: Initial Reactions from Doctors and Patients to Florida’s Medicaid Changes
This issue brief explores the initial reactions and experiences of Medicaid beneficiaries and doctors participating in Florida’s Medicaid reform program that began enrollment in two pilot counties in September 2006. It reports that provider participation is declining and that the reform program has made Medicaid more complex. It also highlights that children are the largest […]
Evaluating Florida’s Medicaid Pilots: Early Reactions from Doctors and Patients
Author: Joan Alker Assessing Florida’s Medicaid Reform Project — Presentation Document May 2007
Florida’s Medicaid Reform
Authors: Joan Alker and Jack Hoadley Duval County Medical Society Forum — Presentation Document February 2007
Medicaid Changes: What Will They Mean for Broward and Duval Counties, and Beyond?
In December 2005, Governor Bush signed into law a bill authorizing implementation of the state’s major Medicaid redesign in two pilot counties, Broward and Duval. This issue brief provides details of Florida’s program, the changes that will occur, and the proposed evaluation of the pilot. This issue brief was released as part of the Assessing […]