Researchers from East Tennessee State University Report New Studies and Findings in the Area of Managed Care (Medicaid Cost Savings From Provision of Contraception To Beneficiaries In South Carolina, 2012-2018): Managed Care

2022 JUN 13 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Current study results on Managed Care have been published. According to news reporting out of Johnson City, Tennessee, by NewsRx editors, research stated, “This study assesses cost savings associated with specific contraceptive methods provided to beneficiaries enrolled in South Carolina Medicaid between 2012 and 2018. Incremental cost-effectiveness ratios, defined as the additional cost of contraception provision per live birth averted, were estimated for 4 contraceptive methods (intrauterine devices [IUDs], implants, injectable contraceptives, and pills), relative to no prescription method provision, and savings per dollar spent on method provision were calculated.”

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from East Tennessee State University, “Costs associated with publicly funded live births were derived from published sources. The analysis was conducted for the entire Medicaid sample and separately for individuals enrolled under low-income families (LIFs), family planning, and partners for healthy children (PHC) eligibility programs. Sensitivity analysis was performed on contraceptive method costs. IUDs and implants were the most cost-effective with cost savings of up to $14.4 and $7.2 for every dollar spent in method provision, respectively. Injectable contraceptives and pills each yielded up to $4.8 per dollar spent. However, IUDs and implants were less cost-effective than injectable contraceptives and pills if the average length of use was less than 2 years. Medicaid’s savings varied across Medicaid eligibility programs, with the highest and lowest savings from contraceptive provision to women in the LIFs and PHC eligibility programs, respectively. The results suggest the need to account for unique needs and preferences of beneficiaries in different Medicaid eligibility categories during contraception provision.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “The findings also inform program administration and provide evidence to justify legislative appropriations for Medicaid reproductive health care services.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: Medicaid Cost Savings From Provision of Contraception To Beneficiaries In South Carolina, 2012-2018. Population Health Management, 2022. Population Health Management can be contacted at: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc, 140 Huguenot Street, 3RD Fl, New Rochelle, NY 10801, USA. (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. - www.liebertpub.com; Population Health Management - http://www.liebertpub.com/overview/population-health-management-formerly-disease-management/301/)

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting W. Samuel Manalew, East Tennessee State University, College of Public Health, Dept. of Health Services Management and Policy, 42 Lamb Hall, Pob 70264, Johnson City, TN 37614, United States. Additional authors for this research include Nathan Hale, Edward Leinaar, Michael Smith, Amal Khoury and Bisakha Sen.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1089/pop.2021.0392. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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