Medicaid provides access to care and helps improve the health and financial security of millions of Americans every day, including people with disabilities, children, older adults, and more than 2 million veterans.
Medicaid enrollees increasingly receive care through managed care organizations (MCOs). MCOs work closely with states to improve quality and outcomes for patients and provide budget predictability for states. In fact, Medicaid MCOs improved their performance on 87% of key quality metrics related to patient satisfaction, provision of services, and health outcomes over four years.
Here are some of the most common Q&As about Medicaid Managed Care.