Supporting the Transition of Medicaid Beneficiaries with Disabilities into Managed Care in Michigan

Funding Source: The Center for Health Care Strategies, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Project Period: October 1, 2001 - September 31, 2002

Project Coordinator: Mary Zack Thompson, MBA

The Supporting the Transition of Medicaid Beneficiaries with Disabilities into Managed Care in Michigan project provided a collaborative opportunity to enhance the health and well being of persons with disabilities. Overall, the project had two major goals:

Goal 1: Building Capacity To positively impact the quality of life for individuals with disabilities enrolled in Medicaid in Michigan by enhancing collaboration among advocates, qualified health plans, and Medicaid

Goal 2: Specialists as Primary Care Providers To demonstrate how QHPs can use specialists as primary care providers for individuals with disabilities

Project Type: Evaluation, Technical Assistance, Program Management