The Use of EPSDT and Other Health Care Services by Children Enrolled in Medicaid: The Impact of OBRA'89

Milbank Quarterly

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 207-250

  Gavin, Norma I ^a   Adams, E Kathleen ^a   Herz, Elicia J ^a   Chawla, Anita J ^a   Ellwood, Marilyn R ^a   Hill, Ian T ^a   Zimmerman, Beth L ^a   Wasserman, Jeffrey ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DENTAL CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LENGTH OF STAY; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAID; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

BUDGETS; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; GEORGIA; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAID; MICHIGAN; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031609030     PISSN: 0887378X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0009.00087     Document Type: Article

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