This calculator helps Medicaid stakeholders allocate resources and demonstrate a return on investment (ROI) from quality improvement initiatives. The forecast results help decisionmakers invest in programs that more effectively manage the care of high-risk, high-cost beneficiaries, and can improve health outcomes, reduce unnecessary utilization, and control Medicaid expenditures.

To calculate an ROI forecast, the user must input information on:

• Intervention
• Target population
• Utilization
• Program costs
• Discount rate