Florida Medicaid Reform Waiver: Early Findings and Current Status [PDF]
Summarizes preliminary findings from a program in which Medicaid beneficiaries choose from managed care plans under a defined contribution model.
Samantha Artiga
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Replacing Medicaid with an Imperfect Substitute: Implications for Health Inequality
A 2015 policy change substantially increased the administrative burden involved in accessing health insurance for Pacific Islander immigrants in Hawaii.
Randall Q. Akee+2 more
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Implementing a Public Health and Pediatric Dentistry Dual‐Masters‐Degree Training Program
ABSTRACT Robust public health training can be integrated into a didactically and clinically rigorous pediatric dentistry training program. Our program is the first of its kind to offer an MS‐MPH dual‐masters‐degree track, producing graduates who understand the scientific basis of dentistry along with population oral health needs.
Kimberly J. Hammersmith+3 more
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Reducing Nursing Home Use Through Consumer-Directed Personal Care Services [PDF]
Highlights findings on how the Cash and Counseling program, which allows Medicaid enrollees with personal care services to hire their own care workers, affected nursing facility use and expenditures as well as personal care and Medicaid costs in ...
Deanna Lewis, Randall Brown, Stacy Dale
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The Participation of Optometrists in New York City's Medicaid Program [PDF]
Raymond S. Alexander+4 more
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Epidermolysis bullosa for primary care providers: A practical review
Abstract Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a group of genetic skin diseases, which manifest as fragile skin and blistering in addition to many extracutaneous conditions. Pediatricians and primary care providers play an integral role in managing these patients with multifaceted care needs.
Kennedy Sparling+9 more
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A Decomposition of the Elasticity of Medicaid Nursing Home Expenditures Into Price, Quality, and Quantity Effects [PDF]
Nursing home expenditures have become a public policy concern primarily because the Medicaid program payes for approximately 50 percent. Medicaid makes health care available to individuals who otherwise could not afford it, by directly reimbursing ...
Paul J. Gertler
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Governors' Budgets for FY 2013 - What Is Proposed for Medicaid? [PDF]
Examines trends in governors' Medicaid budget proposals, including expected shortfalls, fiscal priorities, additional spending cuts, policy actions to control Medicaid costs, and targeted investments, as well as tax cuts and fiscal reform ...
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Age-appropriate compliance and completion of up to five doses of pertussis vaccine in US children
Background: In the United States (US), diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccination is recommended at 2, 4, and 6 months (doses 1–3), 15–18 months (dose 4), and 4–6 years (dose 5).
Girishanthy Krishnarajah+4 more
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Measuring the association between diagnostic errors and neighborhood disadvantage
Abstract Patients who reside in areas of high neighborhood disadvantage have poorer health outcomes; the mechanisms for this disparity are complex. We sought to determine if there was an association between neighborhood disadvantage and diagnostic error among a cohort of adult inpatients who experienced either an ICU transfer or in‐hospital death ...
Farah A. Kaiksow+15 more
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