Performance-Based Payments to Minnesota Health Plans : Program Design Features
November 2002
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Minnesota’s Department of Human Services (DHS) engaged The Lewin Group to assist in the development of a performance payment system for the state’s prepaid medical assistance program (PMAP) and MinnesotaCare. This report describes the performance payment system that has been recommended to DHS, based on input from the health plans, from DHS staff, and from Lewin’s consulting team.