The impact of managed care enrollment on emergency department use among children with special health care needs

Medical Care

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 139-145

  Pollack, Harold A ^a   Wheeler, John R C ^b   Cowan, Anne ^c   Freed, Gary L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Children with special health care needs; Emergency services use; Managed care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAID; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICAID; MICHIGAN;

EID: 33846433698     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000250257.26093.f0     Document Type: Article

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