Intensive Care Management For High Cost/High Risk Consumers Reduced Total Medical Expense By $1,933 Per Member Per Month

Among high cost, high risk Medicaid beneficiaries, those who received an intensive care management intervention in a primary care setting had per member per month (PMPM) total medical expenses about 25% lower ($1,933 PMPM) than a control group who received standard primary care practice-based care management. For those who received intensive care management, their PMPM total medical expense declined by 1%, from $5,953 during the 12 months prior to the intervention, to $5,891 during the 12 months after participating in the intervention. Among a comparison group that did not receive the intervention services, their total medical . . .