Reporting on continuity of coverage for children in medicaid and CHIP: What states can learn from monitoring continuity and duration of coverage

Academic Pediatrics

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 318-325

  Fairbrother, Gerry ^a,b   Madhavan, Gowri ^a   Goudie, Anthony ^a   Watring, Joshua ^a   Sebastian, Rachel A ^a   Ranbom, Lorin ^c   Simpson, Lisa A ^a,b  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ACADEMYHEALTH   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CHIP; coverage; insurance; Medicaid; racial ethnic disparities; stability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDRENS HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAID; MONITORING; NEWBORN; PATIENT CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICAID; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OHIO; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960478118     PISSN: 18762859     EISSN: 18762867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2011.05.004     Document Type: Article

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