Enrollment in Maryland’s Behavioral Health Homes program increases outpatient care after hospitalization for Medicaid enrollees with serious mental illness.
Systematic review highlights cost savings and improvement in acute care utilization for Medicaid members and dually eligible individuals receiving home-based medical care.
Growth in Medicare Advantage plans linked to decreased cost and utilization for high-need, high-cost fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries with multiple chronic conditions.
For people with disabilities, familiarity with their care teams and care plans, and increased access to long-term services and supports can improve their perceptions of quality of life and health care.
Health homes may increase access to mental health care and substance use disorder treatment in Medicaid enrollees with serious mental illness and/or substance use disorders.
Among high-cost Medicare enrollees, those who are seriously ill, frail, and/or had a serious mental illness experience the most potentially preventable spending.
Virginia’s comprehensive Medicaid reform for substance use treatment services led to an increase in outpatient and community-based treatment and a decrease in emergency department and inpatient use among beneficiaries with opioid use disorder.