MEDS-AD 1115 Demonstration Waiver Evaluation

Contractor: Florida State University College of Medicine

Agency Contract Number:   MED185 (formerly MED143)

Current Contract Period:   10/6/2016 – 6/30/2018

The Agency has contracted with Florida State University to conduct an independent evaluation of the Medication Therapy Management (MTM) program authorized under Florida’s section 1115 MEDS-AD Research and Demonstration Waiver approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

The goals of the MTM program are to improve the quality of care and prescribing practices based on best-practice guidelines, improve patient adherence to medication plans, reduce clinical risk, and lower prescribed drug costs and the rate of inappropriate spending for certain Medicaid prescription drugs.

• Project 1:  Quantitative Evaluation of the Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Program
• Project 2:  Qualitative Evaluation of the Medication Therapy Management Program

Agency Contact:   Maurice Patterson, Contract Manager