Iowa DHS Managed Care Savings Summary

The report was released in June 2018 by the Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS). It presents an overview of projected state Medicaid spending in the absence of managed care, which the state implemented in April 2016. The projected fee-for-service (FFS) Medicaid spending is compared to actual spending under the managed care program. DHS estimates that since the managed care program began, state Medicaid expenditures in state fiscal year 2018 are about 7% lower than they would have been under the FFS system . . .