Medicaid Moving Forward: Opportunities for Achieving Improvementsin Care and Program Efficiency

February 1, 2013
In February 2013, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the first in a series of reports designed to inform states and others of key changes, including identification of recent developments, opportunities available to states today, and upcoming activity. Areas highlighted include new opportunities for states to implement state-designed integrated care models (ICM) tying provider payment to demonstrated saving and improvements in health without a waiver (Minnesota became the first state with an approved ICM state plan amendment on August 1, 2012). The report highlights new initiatives launched in 2012 and provides specific examples . . .