title: Estimating Medicaid prenatal case management costs: the provider's perspective.
abstract: Many states are faced with Medicaid fiscal constraints; therefore, reimbursable versus un-reimbursable program costs must be clearly delineated. This study demonstrates a method to measure costs for Medicaid prenatal case management.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Debra J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Kane
authors.forename: L Michele
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Issel
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D019090:Case Management / Q000191:economics*; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000191:economics*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D004180:Direct Service Costs; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D005260:Female; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics*; D015146:Midwestern United States; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000191:economics*; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000191:economics; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D013996:Time and Motion Studies