Quality Over Quantity? New Medicaid Network Adequacy Rules Illuminate Disparities Among Insurance Program Standards
…to provider directories). Plans can change provider networks at any time. Sources: Center for Children and Families, Medicaid/CHIP Managed Care Regulations: Network Adequacy and Access to Services, 2016; Kaiser Family Foundation, Comparison of Consumer Protections in Three Health Insurance Markets: Medicare Advantage, Qualified Health Plans and Medicaid Managed Care Organizations, 2015 So what do these differences mean for consumers? Quantitative…