BACKGROUND We wanted to examine the association between Medicaid managed care
(MMC) and changing immunization coverage in New Mexico, a predominantly rural, poor …

Background: It is crucial to understand the impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This
study assesses changes in insurance status of patients visiting community health centers …

Medicaid is the largest funding source of health services for the poorest people in the United
States. Medicaid enrollees have greater health care, needs, and higher health risks than …

Background The impact of a federal program that provides free childhood immunizations to
private physicians for their Medicaid patients was examined. The aim of the study was to find …

Medicaid managed care can improve access to prevention services, such as immunization,
for low-income children. The authors studied immunization rates for 7,356 children on …

Abstract Background State Medicaid programs establish provider reimbursement policy for
adult immunizations based on: costs, private insurance payments, and percentage of …

Objective To measure discordance between aggregate estimates of means‐tested coverage
from the American Community Survey (ACS) and administrative counts and examine the …

Objective. To evaluate the impact of an immunization outreach program on immunization
rates. Setting. A Pennsylvania independent practice association model managed care …

Childhood immunization rates can be used as a barometer of the quality of care delivered to
children. Medicaid managed care has the potential to improve childhood immunization …

PURPOSE Medicaid programs in all 50 states recently implemented cost-saving strategies,
including benefit reductions, cost sharing, and tightened administrative rules. These …