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Engaging Beneficiaries In Medicaid Programs That Incentivize Health-Promoting Behaviors.

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Vulimiri, M; Bleser, WK; Saunders, RS; Madanay, F; Moseley, C; McGuire, HF; Ubel, PA; McKethan, A; McClellan, M; Wong, CA
Published in: Health Aff (Millwood)
March 2019

Medicaid programs are increasingly adopting incentive programs to improve health behaviors among beneficiaries. There is limited evidence on what incentives are being offered to Medicaid beneficiaries, how programs are engaging beneficiaries, and how programs are evaluated. In 2017-18 we synthesized available information on these programs and interviewed eighty policy stakeholders to identify the rationale behind key program design decisions and stakeholders' recommendations for beneficiary engagement and program evaluation. Key underlying program rationales included improving the use of preventive services and promoting personal responsibility. Beneficiary engagement strategies emphasized meeting members where they are and offering prizes or services customized for certain groups. Stakeholders recommended collaborating with external evaluators to design and conduct robust evaluations of incentive programs. Finally, stakeholders recommended aligning beneficiary incentives with provider incentives and other payment reforms through the use of common meaningful measures to streamline program evaluation.

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Health Aff (Millwood)

DOI

EISSN

1544-5208

Publication Date

March 2019

Volume

38

Issue

3

Start / End Page

431 / 439

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Program Development
  • Patient Participation
  • Motivation
  • Medicaid
  • Humans
  • Health Promotion
  • Health Policy & Services
  • Health Behavior
  • 4407 Policy and administration
 

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Vulimiri, M., Bleser, W. K., Saunders, R. S., Madanay, F., Moseley, C., McGuire, H. F., … Wong, C. A. (2019). Engaging Beneficiaries In Medicaid Programs That Incentivize Health-Promoting Behaviors. Health Aff (Millwood), 38(3), 431–439. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2018.05427
Vulimiri, Madhulika, William K. Bleser, Robert S. Saunders, Farrah Madanay, Connor Moseley, Hunter F. McGuire, Peter A. Ubel, Aaron McKethan, Mark McClellan, and Charlene A. Wong. “Engaging Beneficiaries In Medicaid Programs That Incentivize Health-Promoting Behaviors.Health Aff (Millwood) 38, no. 3 (March 2019): 431–39. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2018.05427.
Vulimiri M, Bleser WK, Saunders RS, Madanay F, Moseley C, McGuire HF, et al. Engaging Beneficiaries In Medicaid Programs That Incentivize Health-Promoting Behaviors. Health Aff (Millwood). 2019 Mar;38(3):431–9.
Vulimiri, Madhulika, et al. “Engaging Beneficiaries In Medicaid Programs That Incentivize Health-Promoting Behaviors.Health Aff (Millwood), vol. 38, no. 3, Mar. 2019, pp. 431–39. Pubmed, doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2018.05427.
Vulimiri M, Bleser WK, Saunders RS, Madanay F, Moseley C, McGuire HF, Ubel PA, McKethan A, McClellan M, Wong CA. Engaging Beneficiaries In Medicaid Programs That Incentivize Health-Promoting Behaviors. Health Aff (Millwood). 2019 Mar;38(3):431–439.

Published In

Health Aff (Millwood)

DOI

EISSN

1544-5208

Publication Date

March 2019

Volume

38

Issue

3

Start / End Page

431 / 439

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Program Development
  • Patient Participation
  • Motivation
  • Medicaid
  • Humans
  • Health Promotion
  • Health Policy & Services
  • Health Behavior
  • 4407 Policy and administration