title: Georgia's Utilization Minigrant Program: promoting Medicaid/CHIP outreach.
abstract: Funded community-based organizations improved utilization of children's health services by developing innovative staffing patterns, creating new data systems for scheduling appointments and maintaining records, and forging new collaborative relationships to leverage financial support. These strategies were rooted in collaboration with community-based organizations, health care providers, and the state Medicaid agency.
authors.affiliation: Georgia Health Policy Center, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, P.O. Box 3992, Atlanta, GA 30302-3992, USA. MPhillips2@gsu.edu
authors.forename: Mary Ann
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: Mark D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Rivera
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Shoemaker
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Minyard
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005378:Financial Support; D005845:Georgia; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D008484:Medicaid / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D013221:State Health Plans; D014481:United States