Foster care and Medicaid managed care.
Children in the foster care system are often dependent on Medicaid for health care. These children, however, have more complex health care needs than the typical child receiving Medicaid. States are implementing Medicaid managed care programs as a way to control escalating costs while providing necessary services. This article reviews the issues surrounding delivery of managed health care services to children in foster care and describes several solutions.
Leslie
Laurel K
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Child and Adolescent Services Research Center, Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA 92123-4282, USA.
Kelleher
Kelly J
KJ
Burns
Barbara J
BJ
Landsverk
John
J
Rolls
Jennifer A
JA
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