title: Comparing preventive visits of children in foster care with other children in Medicaid.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study compared preventive medical and dental visits of Georgia children in foster care with other children enrolled in Medicaid to determine if utilization differed.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two logistic regressions estimated the likelihood of an annual Health Check screening and the likelihood of at least one dental visit.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Compared with children in foster care, children in the adoption assistance ([AOR] .37, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.35-0.40), SSI (AOR .37, 95% CI = 0.35-0.38) and low-income (AOR .40, 95% CI = 0.39-0.42) Medicaid categories were less likely to receive an annual Health Check screening. Children in adoption assistance were also less likely to have a dental visit during the study period.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Policies require a Health Check visit upon placement into foster care and annual check-ups consistent with pediatric guidelines; we found more Early and Periodic Screening, Detection, and Treatment screenings for foster care children in Georgia than for other children receiving Medicaid.
authors.affiliation: Georgia Health Policy Center, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.
authors.forename: Glenn
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Landers
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Snyder
authors.forename: Mei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019140:Dental Care for Children / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005581:Foster Home Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005845:Georgia; D006801:Humans; D007345:Insurance Claim Review / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008484:Medicaid / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States