By contracting with various types of MCOs to deliver Medicaid program health care services to their beneficiaries, states can reduce Medicaid program costs and better manage utilization of health services. Improvement in health plan performance, health care quality, and outcomes are key objectives of Medicaid managed care. Some states are implementing a range of initiatives to coordinate and integrate care beyond traditional managed care.
The quick-lube chains usually recommend it be done every three months or 3,000 miles, but many mechanics would tell you that such frequent changes are overkill. Indeed, most car ownerâs manuals recommend changing out the oil less frequently, usually after 5,000 or 7,500 miles.
If you have been doing short trips in town you will need shorter oil change intervals than if you are driving on the freeway a lot. It also depends on the type of oil. Synthetic oil will go a lot longer than mineral oil without sludging. What you don't say is 1000 miles past what - how many miles it has actually been. If you are up to 4000 miles now it is no big deal. If you are up to 11000 miles now (some cars, especially in Europe, are going to 10K mile intervals) that is a bit much. My Prius sedan has 7500 mile intervals, 5000 in severe conditions.