Ms. Suzanne Felt-Lisk This is Me

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1. 1. www.medicareadvocacy.net

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   Published on: 1/19/2007   Last Visited: 8/26/2007

   Sue Felt-Lisk, M.P.A.
   
   Ms. Felt-Lisk is a senior health researcher at Mathematica Policy Research who has led many studies of quality improvement initiatives for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and foundations including hospital case studies to identify ways the Quality Improvement Organizations could better support transformational change, and the evaluation of a health plan collaborative pay-for-performance program in Medicaid. She is currently studying the implementation of pay-for-performance for small physician practices under Medicare through the Medicare Care Management Performance Demonstration.

2. 2. www.mathematica-mpr.com

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   Published on: 11/14/2006   Last Visited: 5/10/2008

   Contact: Sue Felt-Lisk, (202) 484-4519, or Cheryl Pedersen, (609) 275-2258
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   "Selecting the right measures will be a critical element of future success in the pay for performance arena," said Suzanne Felt-Lisk, lead author of the brief and a senior health researcher at Mathematica.

3. 3. Policy Brief Highlights the Characteristics and Roles of Medicaid-Dominated Managed Care Plans

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   Published on: 3/22/2000   Last Visited: 5/10/2008

   Sue Felt-Lisk, a senior health researcher at Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., and author of the brief, explains that, because Medicaid-dominated plans focus on noncommercial clients, many states certify them under a different set of rules than HMOs.As a result, many are omitted from HMO industry directories that provide data on plan operations and have served as the basis for previous studies.
   
   In "The Characteristics and Roles of Medicaid-Dominated Managed Care Plans," issued by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, Felt-Lisk provides a national profile of Medicaid-dominated plans.She also takes an in-depth look at the role of these plans in 15 high-volume Medicaid managed care states: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Washington, and Wisconsin.
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   In finding great diversity across the group of plans, Felt-Lisk concluded that few policies or generalizations are appropriate across all plans.
   
   "More research is needed on why these patterns exist, how they affect what providers are used, and whether they influence quality of care," she notes."Other research has shown a shift toward greater enrollment in Medicaid-dominated plans in several states.If the trend continues, health care decision makers at all levels will need more information to make the best choices for the Medicaid population."
   
   The policy brief can be found on the Kaiser Family Foundation web site at www.kff.org or by calling 800-656-4533 and requesting free copies of publication #2180.For more information, contact Sue Felt-Lisk at (202) 484-4519 or email her at sfeltlisk@mathematica-mpr.com.