Utilization, quality, and spending for pediatric Medicaid enrollees with primary care in health centers vs non-health centers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Limited research has explored the performance of health centers (HCs) compared to other primary care settings among children in the United States. We evaluated utilization, quality, and expenditures for pediatric Medicaid enrollees receiving care in HCs versus non-HCs.

Methods

This national cross-sectional study utilized 2012 Medicaid Analytic eXtract (MAX) claims to examine children 0-17 years with a primary care visit, stratified by whether majority (> 50%) of primary care visits were at HCs or non-HCs. Outcome measures include utilization (primary care visits, non-primary care outpatient visits, prescription claims, Emergency Department (ED) visits, hospitalizations) and quality (well-child visits, avoidable ED visits, avoidable hospitalizations). For children

SUBMITTER: Volerman A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10851548 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature