Insurance coverage of medical foods for treatment of inherited metabolic disorders

Genetics in Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 978-982

  Berry, Susan A ^a   Kenney, Mary Kay ^b   Harris, Katharine B ^c   Singh, Rani H ^d   Cameron, Cynthia A ^e   Kraszewski, Jennifer N ^f   Levy Fisch, Jill ^g   Shuger, Jill F ^b   Greene, Carol L ^h   Lloyd Puryear, Michele A ⁱ   Boyle, Coleen A ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

^c WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Michigan Public Health Institute   (United States)

^f National Institutes of Health   (United States)

^g Save Babies Through Screening Foundation Inc ^*  (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^j NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

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Author keywords

diet therapy; inborn errors of metabolism; insurance coverage; neonatal screening

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METABOLIC DISORDER; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEIN INTAKE; PURCHASING; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOOD, FORMULATED; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS;

EID: 84890021313     PISSN: 10983600     EISSN: 15300366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/gim.2013.46     Document Type: Article

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