Pediatric outpatient utilization by differing Medicaid payment models in the United States

• Main Authors: Therese L. Canares (Author), Ari Friedman (Author), Jonathan Rodean (Author), Rebecca R. Burns (Author), Deena Berkowitz (Author), Matt Hall (Author), Elizabeth Alpern (Author), Amanda Montalbano (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In the United States (US), Medicaid capitated managed care costs are controlled by optimizing patients' healthcare utilization. Adults in capitated plans utilize primary care providers (PCP) more than emergency departments (ED), compared to fee-for-service (FFS). Pediatric d...