Research during the past decade suggests that successful care coordination programs usually have several features. These include effective patient identification, highly qualified staff, physician buy-in, and financial incentives aligned with program goals. Successful programs also offer a...

The Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration is testing a range of models aimed at improving the care of chronically ill beneficiaries with Medicare fee-for-service coverage. This report, from Mathematica’s evaluation of 15 coordinated care/disease management programs, describes Medical Care...

Care for beneficiaries with chronic illnesses, such as heart disease and diabetes, is a major expense to the Medicare program, and a major detriment to beneficiaries’ quality of life. The Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration is testing whether case management and disease management programs...