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The Americans With Disabilities Act: Implications For Managed Care For Persons With Mental Illness And Addiction Disorders, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Joel B. Teitelbaum, Robert Silverstein Dec 1999

The Americans With Disabilities Act: Implications For Managed Care For Persons With Mental Illness And Addiction Disorders, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Joel B. Teitelbaum, Robert Silverstein

Health Policy and Management Issue Briefs

This Issue Brief, prepared for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, examines the Americans with Disabilities Act ("the ADA") and its application to managed care. The ADA provides important protections for persons with disabilities who are members of managed care arrangements, regardless of whether their membership is sponsored by an employer, Medicare, or Medicaid or is purchased privately. The interaction between the ADA and managed care is complex, and different issues can arise under publicly and privately sponsored plans.


An Analysis Of Implementation Issues Relating To Chip Cost-Sharing Provisions For Certain Targeted Low Income Children, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Anne Rossier Markus, Dylan Roby Jun 1999

An Analysis Of Implementation Issues Relating To Chip Cost-Sharing Provisions For Certain Targeted Low Income Children, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Anne Rossier Markus, Dylan Roby

Health Policy and Management Issue Briefs

This analysis, prepared for the Health Care Financing Administration and the Health Resources and Services Administration, examines issues that arise under laws designed to avert excessive cost-sharing in the case of low income families whose children participate in the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). High cost-sharing has been shown to significantly affect children’s participation in insurance programs, as well as their utilization of health services. As a result, the Federal CHIP legislation, while permitting cost-sharing under certain circumstances, also places limitations on the total amount of cost-sharing to which families can be exposed for services covered by State CHIP …


Cultural Competence In Medicaid Managed Care Purchasing: General And Behavioral Health Services For Persons With Mental And Addiction-Related Illnesses And Disorders, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Joel B. Teitelbaum May 1999

Cultural Competence In Medicaid Managed Care Purchasing: General And Behavioral Health Services For Persons With Mental And Addiction-Related Illnesses And Disorders, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Joel B. Teitelbaum

Health Policy and Management Issue Briefs

This Issue Brief explores cultural competence. Employing the data base from the large-scale Medicaid contract analysis conducted annually by the Center for Health Services Research and Policy (CHSRP) (now CHPR), we examine the approaches that state agencies take in implementing the concept of cultural competence in the design and implementation of their managed care systems.