title: Characteristics of youth in the U.S. receiving services from a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH).
abstract: Using data from the 2007 National Survey of Children's Health, this study identifies the characteristics of those youth served and not served by a medical home. Although Patient-Centered Medical Homes (PCMHs) are being piloted with Medicaid clients, these national data indicate that adolescents are least likely to receive services from a medical home as are youth of color, those with family income levels between 0-99% of the Federal poverty level, and those currently uninsured. These populations, as well as children with special health care needs and youth in the child welfare system, however, may be those most likely to benefit from a PCMH.
authors.affiliation: College of Health and Human Services, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina 28223, USA. SMcCarter@uncc.edu
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McCarter
authors.forename: King
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Kristin M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Rager
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006306:Health Surveys; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data