Medicaid Managed Care

Review the Kohatsu, Payne, and Subramania article, “The Few Winner from Medicaid’s Shift to Managed Care (Links to an external site.) .” Using data provided by the Kaiser Family Foundation Medicaid Managed Care Market Tracker (Links to an external site.) please identify three states that have not transitioned their Medicaid programs to the managed care model and three states that have shifted their Medicaid program to managed care. Then complete the following for your essay: Research the three states that have not shifted their Medicaid programs to the managed care model and discuss the reasons why each of these states has not transitioned. Explain if you agree or disagree with the rational of each state’s decision.  Research the three states that have shifted their Medicaid programs to the managed care model and discuss their successes and challenges. Should the CMS mandate Medicaid managed care programs for every state? What are some of the pros and cons and arguments from the perspectives of states, the CMS, and the Medicaid beneficiaries? Your assignment should meet the following requirements: Be 10 to 12 pages. Include a title page and reference page, for a total of 12-14 pages. Be formatted according to the CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA (Links to an external site.) Cite at least four credible sources, published within the last five years, in addition to the course textbook. The CSU-Global Library is a good place to find these references.