Texas Rethinks Disease Management Program
Since 2004 Texas has run a disease management program they believed would improve care for Medicaid patients and save the state money.
Texas went ahead with their program even though similar programs in many other states were not proven successful. "Those that improved care didn't always save money; those that saved money didn't always improve care. A 2004 study by the Congressional Budget Office fired a warning shot: It found 'insufficient evidence to conclude that disease management programs can generally reduce overall health spending.'"
