Reference allocations and use of a disparity measure to inform the design of allocation funding formulas in public health programs

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 333-338

  Buehler, James W ^a   Bernet, Patrick M ^b   Ogden, Lydia L ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

funding formula; Gini Index; population based allocation; poverty based allocation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; POVERTY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS; COST SHARING; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FINANCING, ORGANIZED; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; POVERTY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861837376     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3182431dc2     Document Type: Article

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