Health Care Utilization among Children Enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP via Express Lane Eligibility.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess health care utilization among children enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP via Express Lane Eligibility (ELE).

Data sources/study setting

Enrollment, claims, and encounter data for children enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP in Alabama, Iowa, Louisiana, and New Jersey during 2009-2012.

Study design

We compared health care utilization among children enrolled via ELE and nondisabled children who enrolled through standard pathways in each state. We used a two-step estimation approach, examining the likelihood of utilization and then the volume and cost of services among users. Regression adjustment corrected for demographic differences.

Principal findings

Most ELE and comparison group children used services within a year of enrollment and accessed a variet

SUBMITTER: Colby M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4450923 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature