[word=encourage] [□]
[word=encourage] [□=□]
[word=encourage] [□ & □]
It remains to be seen whether this growth rate differential is large enough to encourage plans now aggressively offering plans in some areas to pursue managed care growth in areas with low penetration . The Washington Medicaid agency uses incentives to encourage plans to report information and meet quality goals by awarding plans with good performance more auto-assigned beneficiaries . The agencies strongly encourage plans to submit bids for both Medicaid and retiree populations , but this practice has become less common since 1997 .