Ten Fundamentals for Using Incentives in Medicaid Managed Care

November 2005 Ten Fundamentals for Using Incentives in Medicaid Managed Care Simple, but targeted provider performance incentives can work in Medicaid, as evidenced by the successes of seven California health plans in the Local Initiatives Rewarding Results (LIRR) project. This fact sheet outlines 10 key lessons in implementing provider incentives in Medicaid managed care, drawn from the LIRR project, the largest health plan collaborative pay-for-performance effort to improve the health of babies and teens in Medicaid.  The Local Initiative Rewarding Results project is part of a three-year national initiative of The Robert Wood Johnson and California HealthCare . . .