The Cash and Counseling Demonstration gives Medicaid beneficiaries who are eligible for personal care services a consumer-directed allowance in lieu of traditional agency services. Using survey and Medicaid claims data on 2,008 adult applicants randomly assigned to treatment or control groups,...

This study reviews prior pilot projects and demonstrations for dual eligibles—those receiving both Medicare and Medicaid benefits—and finds support for modest Medicare savings through well-targeted interventions. The study cites a small number of fully integrated, capitated managed...

Before Medicare Part D, Congress authorized the Medicare disease management demonstration to evaluate whether disease management programs—in conjunction with a comprehensive prescription drug benefit—could improve health outcomes and reduce Medicare expenditures. The demonstration...

This study looked at self-reported smoking status, smoking cessation practices, and beliefs for 2,804 subjects from seven health professional groups: primary care physicians, emergency medicine physicians, psychiatrists, registered nurses, dentists, dental hygienists, and pharmacists.