Effect of CAHPS Performance Information on Health Plan Choices by Iowa Medicaid Beneficiaries
- 1 September 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Medical Care Research and Review
- Vol. 59 (3) , 319-336
- https://doi.org/10.1177/107755870205900305
Abstract
This evaluation tested if Consumer Assessment of Health Plans Study (CAHPS) information on plan performance affected health plan choices by new beneficiaries in Iowa Medicaid. New cases entering Medicaid in selected counties during February through May 2000 were assigned randomly to experimental or control groups. The control group received standard Medicaid enrollment materials, and the experimental group received these materials plus a CAHPS report. We found that CAHPS information did not affect health plan choices by Iowa Medicaid beneficiaries, similar to previously reported findings for New Jersey Medicaid. However, it did affect plan choice in an earlier laboratory experiment. The value of this information may be limited to a subset of receptiveKeywords
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