Evaluation of the LifeMasters Disease Management Demonstration Program for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries

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Evaluation of the LifeMasters Disease Management Demonstration Program for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries
Project Officer(s)
Lorraine Johnson
Start Date
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Task Order (MRAD)
Description
The LifeMasters fee-for-service population-based disease management demonstration was authorized by Section 402(a)(1)(B) of Public Law 90-248, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1395b-1(a)(1)(b)). LifeMasters provides disease management services to chronically ill dual-eligible fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries in the state of Florida. The targeted conditions are congestive heart failure (CH), coronary artery disease (CAD), and diabetes. The goal of the program is to increase quality of care and reduce Medicare costs. The program is required to be budget neutral. The demonstration began January 1, 2005 and was scheduled to end December 31, 2007. CMS extended the LifeMasters program demonstration for an additional three years because it was beginning to show some Medicare cost savings. The demonstration extension period is January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2010. For the extension, the evaluation contractor will be required to submit an interim summary report and a final report to CMS based on claims analysis. The reports will include examining the effects of the demonstration on quality-of-care processes, Medicare service utilization, and Medicare costs.
Funding
$120,699.00
Principal Investigator(s)
Dominick Esposito
Project Number
HHSM-500-2005-00025I/0011
Status
The evaluation report for the first three years has been completed and is available on the CMS Web site. The LifeMasters demonstration program ended prematurely on August 31, 2009 because it had not shown any significant trend toward achieving budget neutrality over the remaining demonstration period. The final evaluation report has been completed. Contract period of performance ended November 30, 2010.
Awardee Address

600 Alexander Park, P.O. Box 2393
Princeton, NJ 08543-2393
Estados Unidos

Awardee Name
Mathematica Policy Research, (Princeton)