Paying for quality care: Implications for racial and ethnic health disparities in pediatric asthma

Pediatrics

Volumn 123, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2009, Pages

  James, Cara V ^a   Rosenbaum, Sara ^b  

^a HENRY J KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood asthma prevalence; Health status disparities; Incentive reimbursements; Population characteristics

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CHILD CARE; ETHNICITY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW;

AMBULATORY CARE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATE HEALTH PLANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 63449112275     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-2233L     Document Type: Review

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