Review the Kohatsu, Payne, and Subramania article, “The Few Winner from Medicaid’s Shift to Managed
Care (Links to an external site.).”
https://www.kff.org/medicaid/state-indicator/total-medicaid-mcos/?
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Using data provided by the Kaiser Family Foundation Medicaid Managed Care Market Tracker (Links to an
external site.), please identify three states that have not transitioned their Medicaid programs to the
managed care model and three states that have shifted their Medicaid program to managed care.
Then complete the following for your essay:
Research the three states that have not shifted their Medicaid programs to the managed care model and
discuss the reasons why each of these states has not transitioned. Explain if you agree or disagree with
the rational of each state’s decision.
Research the three states that have shifted their Medicaid programs to the managed care model and
discuss their successes and challenges.
Should the CMS mandate Medicaid managed care programs for every state? What are some of the pros
and cons and arguments from the perspectives of states, the CMS, and the Medicaid beneficiaries?
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