Pediatricians partnering with states to assure that children with special health needs are provided appropriate services: The Vermont experience with managed Medicaid

Pediatric Annals

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 664-667

  Narkewicz, Richard M ^a,b,d,e   Duncan, Paula ^c,d   Hassler, Carol ^c,d   Menard, Nancy ^b  

^a AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^c Vermont State Health Department   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; MEDICAID; PEDIATRICS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030728243     PISSN: 00904481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0090-4481-19971101-08     Document Type: Review

References (7)

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2. Family Voices (a national grassroots network of families and friends speaking on behalf of children with special health care needs, PO Box 769, Algodones, NM 87001). Children with Special Health Care Needs in Managed Care: Questions to Ask and Answer.
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4. State of Vermont. Vermont Health Access Plan: Request for Information. Office of Vermont Health Access, Department of Social Welfare, Agency of Human Services, 103 South Main St, Waterbury, VT 05671-1201; 1995.
5. Children with Special Health Care Needs in Managed Care Organizations; Definitions and Identification, Family Participation, Capitation and Risk Adjustment, Quality of Care (1996). Summaries of work group available from the Division of Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Department of Health and Human Services, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 18A27, Rockville, MD 20857.
6. Fox HB, McManus MA. Medicaid-Managed Care for Children with Chronic or Disabling Conditions: Improved Strategies for States and Plans (1996). Available from Maternal and Child Health Policy Research Center, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Department of Health and Human Services, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 18A27, Rockville, MD 20857.
7. Medicaid Managed Care: Serving the Disabled Challenges State Programs - Report to the Chairman and ranking minority member, Subcommittee on Medicaid and Health Care for Low-Income Families, Committee on Finance, US Senate. Available through the GAO, United States General Accounting Office, Washington, DC 20548; 1996.