Gatekeeping the emergency department: impact of a Medicaid primary care case management program.
This article presents the impact of a primary care case management program on reducing the use of the emergency department (ED) as a source of nonemergency care. Medicaid-eligible persons enrolled with one of four different types of case managers. The emergency department use of enrollees is contrasted with that of persons remaining in traditional Medicaid.
Hurley
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Department of Health Policy and Administration, Pennsylvania State University, University Park.
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Taylor
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D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006300:Health Services Misuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D008484:Medicaid / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D014481:United States