Financial Performance and Participation in Medicaid and Medi-Cal Managed Care

This article assesses the participation and the financial performance of licensed health maintenance organizations in the Medicaid market. The study found that participation by Medicaid Dominant plans has more than doubled from 11 percent in 1992 to 23 percent in 1998 while Medicaid membership in Commercial Dominant plans declined from 71 percent in 1994 to 51 percent in 1998.