Impact of a decline in Colorado Medicaid managed care enrollment on access and quality of preventive primary care services

Pediatrics

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1474-1479

  Berman, Stephen ^a,c   Armon, Carl ^c   Todd, James ^a,b,c  

^a University of Colorado Denver and Children s Hospital Colorado   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

And immunizations; Health supervision visits; Managed care; Primary care physician

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; INACTIVATED VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MEDICAID; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; MEDICAL FEE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STANDARD; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLORADO; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; GATEKEEPING; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICAID; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33644700177     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-0923     Document Type: Article

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