The impact of an innovative reform to the South Carolina Dental Medicaid system

Health Services Research

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1078-1091

  Nietert, Paul J ^a   Bradford, W David ^a   Kaste, Linda M ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental care for children; Health; Health care reform; Health services accessibility; Insurance; Medicaid; Reimbursement

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MEDICAID; REIMBURSEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; LINEAR MODELS; MEDICAID; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 22844452945     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2005.00405.x     Document Type: Article

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