Discontinuity of Medicaid Coverage: Impact on Cost and Utilization Among Adult Medicaid Beneficiaries With Major Depression.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gaps in Medicaid coverage may disrupt access to and continuity of care. This can be detrimental for beneficiaries with chronic conditions, such as major depression, for whom disruptions in access to outpatient care may lead to increased use of acute care. However, little is known about how Medicaid coverage discontinuities impact acute care utilization among adults with depression.

Objective

Examine the relationship between Medicaid discontinuities and service utilization among adults with major depression.

Subjects

A total of 139,164 adults (18-64) with major depression was identified using the 2003-2004 Medicaid Analytic eXtract Files.

Methods

We used generalized linear and two-part models to examine the effect of Medicaid discontinuity on service

SUBMITTER: Ji X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6684341 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature