Minnesota Reports Patient-Centered Medical Homes Cut Medicaid Costs By 9%

In January 2014, Minnesota Medicaid reported that the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model of health care delivery had reduced Medicaid costs by 9.2% during a three-year period. During the same period (2010-2012), the PCMH clinics outperformed non-PCMH clinics on quality measures related to cancer screening, asthma, diabetes, vascular care, and depression.

The findings were reported in “Evaluation of Health Care Homes: 2010-2012” and “Health Care Homes: Annual Report on Implementation,” by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS). Both reports are annual evaluations of Minnesota’s health . . .