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

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taken into account considerable commentfrom the States in the course offraming our
findings and recommendations.
The Acting Assistant Secretary of Health did not comment on the specific findings or
recommendations in the report, but did offer four suggestions that could enhance the
transition process to <strong>Medicaid</strong> managed care. They are helpful suggestions that warrant
consideration by the States and HCFA. They concern the involvement of the State health
departments in the managed care process, the need for broad stakeholder involvement in
the process, the need to strengthen the integration of public health concerns into the
change process, and the importance of strengthening compliance, monitoring, and
evaluation at the State level.
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