A national study of commercial health insurance and medicaid definitions of medical necessity: What do they mean for children?

Ambulatory Pediatrics

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 16-22

  Fox, Harriette B ^a,b   McManus, Margaret A ^a  

^a Matern/Child Hlth Plcy Res Ctr   (United States)

^b Maternal and Child Health Policy Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Managed care; Medicaid; Medical necessity; Private health insurance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; MEDICAID; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBABILITY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GUIDELINES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MEDICAID; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROBABILITY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STATE HEALTH PLANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035240359     PISSN: 15301567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1367/1539-4409(2001)001<0016:ANSOCH<2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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