Availability of nutrition services for Medicaid recipients in the northeastern United States: Lack of uniformity and the positive effect of managed care

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 817-821

  Tsai, Adam Gilden ^a   Mansukani, Sharad ^b   Cucchiara, Andrew ^c   Schaffer, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Health Partners HMO   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETITIAN; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAID; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OBESITY; PATIENT COUNSELING; POPULATION MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; TELEPHONE TELEMETRY; UNITED STATES;

CAPITATION FEE; COUNSELING; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICAID; NEW ENGLAND; NUTRITION THERAPY; OBESITY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; STATE HEALTH PLANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0347915805     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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