Prenatal, intrapartum, and newborn care provided by health maintenance organizations: Medicaid versus commercial enrollees.
A large majority of states have adopted a policy of enrolling Medicaid and other low-income populations in managed care organizations. Analysts have raised several questions relating to whether these populations will achieve appropriate access and utilization of services, including prenatal, intrapartum, and newborn care. Data from a national survey of health maintenance organizations are used to compare access to these kinds of care for Medicaid and commercial enrollees. Overall, utilization of services by the two populations is comparable.
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Department of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa 33612, USA.
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D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D008484:Medicaid / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010067:Ownership / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011181:Postnatal Care / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D011203:Poverty; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States; D014600:Utilization Review