The Business Case for Adult Disability Care Coordination

Abstract Palsbo SE, Diao G. The business case for adult disability care coordination. Objective To analyze the financial performance of a care coordination program. Design The study used a retrospective pretest, posttest design of 245 beneficiaries. Physical impairment ranged from slight to severe. Setting Minnesota Disability Health Options (MnDHO), a capitated Medicaid program. Participants Medicaid beneficiaries ages 18 to 64 with physical disabilities arising from multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury, or brain injury. Interventions Not applicable. Main Outcomes Measures Change in expenditures, rate of return, and utilization. Results Mean MnDHO monthly expenditures including care coordination increased by a factor of 1.75 ( P