Medicaid Managed Care - U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging

CONTENTS
PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, JUNE 24, 1997
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Opening statement of Senator Charles Grassley, Chairman ............. ....
Opening statement of Susan Christensen, Snate <strong>Special</strong> <strong>Committee</strong> on
Aging.....................................................................................................................
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idms OF WITNESSES
Tony Young, Policy Associate, United Cerebral Palsy Associations, Washington,
DC ............................................................
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Alfonso V. Guida, Jr., Vice President, National Mental Health Association,
Alexandria VA ............................................................ 17
Kathleen H. McGinley, Assistant Director for Governmental Affairs, The Arc,
Washington, DC ............................................................ 22
The Arc-<strong>Managed</strong> <strong>Care</strong> and Long Term Supports and Services .......... ........ 26
The Consortium For Citizens With Disabhties Health Task Force Principles
for <strong>Managed</strong> <strong>Care</strong> For People With Disabilities .............. ................ 28
National Association of Developmental Disabilities Councils, What is a
Developmental Disability? ............................. ............................... 34
Nancy Leonard, <strong>Care</strong> Manager, Connecticut Community <strong>Care</strong> on behalf of
the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association, Washington,
DC ............................................................
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Alzheimer's Association: <strong>Managed</strong> <strong>Care</strong> For the Elderly and Others With
<strong>Special</strong> Needs ............................................................ 39
Donald Minor, Client Advocate, <strong>Care</strong>mark on behalf of the National Association
of People with AIDS, Washington, DC ....................................................... 50
THE STATE OF THE INDUSTRY, JULY 8, 1997
Opening statement of Susan Christensen, <strong>Senate</strong> <strong>Special</strong> <strong>Committee</strong> on
Agn.....................................................................................................................
LIsT OF WITNESSES
William J. Scanlon Director Health Financing and Systems Issue Area,
U.S. General Accounting OMice, Washington, DC ......................... .................... 62
Barbara Markham Smith, Senior Research Staff Scientist, Center for Health
Policy Research, The George Washington University, Washington, DC ......... 68
Variations in Contract Language ............................................................ 83
George Washington University Center for Health Policy Research-Negotiating
the New Health System, A National Study of <strong>Medicaid</strong> <strong>Managed</strong>
<strong>Care</strong> Contracts, Executive Summary .......................................................... 88
Patricia A. Riley, Vice President of Government Programs, Policy and Planning
for Allina Health System, Medica Health Plans, Minneapolis, MN ....... 95
Communicating with Vulnerable Populations: <strong>Medicaid</strong> .............. ................ 105
QUALITY AND OUTCOME MEASURES, JULY 15, 1997
Opening statement of Susan Christensen, <strong>Senate</strong> <strong>Special</strong> <strong>Committee</strong> on
Aging..................................................................................................................... 129
LIST OF WITNESSES
William J. Scanlon, Director, Health Financing and Systems Issue Area,
U.S. General Accounting Office, Washington, DC ......................... .................... 132
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