Background and Objective: Evaluations of the disease management (DM) programs for commercial health plans are widely published. However, publications of DM-program outcomes for the more at-risk Medicaid population are rare. This study evaluates the impact of DM efforts in a Medicaid congestive...

In 2002, an asthma disease management program was initiated in Washington State in the US. The program was designed for clients of the state's Medicaid program, which provides health coverage for qualified low-income state residents. In response to the escalating cost of healthcare and because...

Objective: To investigate the effect of an asthma care support program for patients under the age of 18 years. Study design: A 1 Patient groups: 318 asthma care support program participants and 318 matched non-participants. Main outcome measures: The rates of medical service utilization...

This paper calculates elasticities of demand for race groups in South Africa, government-revenue-maximizing tax rates, and excess burdens associated with taxes. A change in tax policy can be the political engine of income redistribution with appropriate taxes and subsidies on different...