State Policies on Access to Vaccination Services for Low-Income Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

State vaccination benefits coverage and access for adult Medicaid beneficiaries vary substantially. Multiple studies have documented lower vaccination uptake in publicly insured adults compared with privately insured adults.

Objective

To evaluate adult Medicaid beneficiaries' access to adult immunization services through review of vaccination benefits coverage in Medicaid programs across the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Design, setting, and participants

A public domain document review with supplemental semistructured telephone survey was conducted between June 1, 2018, and June 14, 2019, to evaluate vaccination services benefits in fee-for-service and managed care organization arrangements for adult Medicaid beneficiaries in the 50 states and the

SUBMITTER: Granade CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7186857 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature