This study was undertaken to understand the current status of family planning and managed care integration 40 years after enactment of the “freedom of choice” safeguard, when managed care now enrolls nearly 70 percent of the Medicaid population. The study’s goal is to identify practical, actionable opportunities for greater integration and how managed care practical, actionable opportunities for greater integration and how managed care purchasing might be used to strengthen family planning while preserving the “freedom of choice” safeguard.
Theh report was authored by Sara Rosenbaum, JD, Peter Shin, PhD, MPH Maria Casoni, MPH Morgan Handley, JD, Rebecca Morris, MPP, Caitlin Murphy, MPA-PNP, Jessica Sharac, PhD, MSc, MPH, Akosua Tuoffer, JD, Devon Minnick, JD
Appendix 1: Medicaid Managed Care Contract Review Tables