Open AccessTrends in Costs of Care and Utilization for Medicaid Patients With Diabetes in Accountable Care Communities
Author(s) -
Tannaz Moin,
Jessica M. Harwood,
Carol M. Mangione,
Nicholas Jackson,
Sam Ho,
Susan L. Ettner,
O. Kenrik Duru
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
medical care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.632
H-Index - 178
eISSN - 1537-1948
pISSN - 0025-7079
DOI - 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001318
Subject(s) - medicaid , medicine , ethnic group , diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes , family medicine , gerontology , health care , demography , endocrinology , sociology , anthropology , economics , economic growth
Medicaid beneficiaries with diabetes have complex care needs. The Accountable Care Communities (ACC) Program is a practice-level intervention implemented by UnitedHealthcare to improve care for Medicaid beneficiaries. We examined changes in costs and utilization for Medicaid beneficiaries with diabetes assigned to ACC versus usual care practices.