A tale of two cities? The heterogeneous impact of medicaid managed care

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 47-68

  Marton, James ^a   Yelowitz, Aaron ^b   Talbert, Jeffery C ^c  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c University of Kentucky   (United States)

Author keywords

Child health; Managed care; Medicaid

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATION; CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SERVICE PROVISION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL FEE; OUTPATIENT; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; REIMBURSEMENT; RESPONSIBILITY; UNITED STATES; ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; CHILD WELFARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

KENTUCKY; UNITED STATES;

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COST CONTROL; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; HUMANS; KENTUCKY; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICAID; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84940216215     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2014.03.001     Document Type: Article

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