Medicaid coverage and medical interventions during pregnancy

International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 255-271

  Turcotte, Leo ^a   Robst, John ^b   Polachek, Solomon ^c  

^a WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services   (United States)

^c BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health insurance; Medicaid; Medical interventions; Procedure utilization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY; ECHOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FETUS MONITORING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MEDICAID; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; FETAL MONITORING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MEDICAID; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; NEW YORK; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 23844469105     PISSN: 13896563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10754-005-1789-0     Document Type: Article

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