Science news articles about 'medicaid enrollees'

... months after an interruption in Medicaid coverage. The study suggests that when states require enrollees to demonstrate eligibility ... to cover the costs of primary care, many former Medicaid enrollees end up in hospitals and are then re ...

... not save more in treatment costs under Medicare and Medicaid than other patients, but they are healthier, according to a recent study. "Chronic ... reduces medical payments and improves quality for the Medicaid enrollees. "Individuals with chronic conditions account ...

... with increased use, but may be associated with increased drug costs and Medicaid pharmacy expenditures, according to a report in the November 23 ... in pharmacy costs per 1,000 Medicaid enrollees per quarter. "Overall, this change ...

... care as people with private health insurance. Medicaid enrollees were 50 percent more likely to receive ... as access to adequate care," according to Nardin. The uninsured and those on Medicaid were more likely to receive their migraine care in an emergency ...

... Program]." "Our findings suggest that increased enrollments in Medicaid between 1999 and 2007 have had substantial effects on ED ... limited access to primary care services for Medicaid enrollees. A deeper examination of the differential access ...

... be provided to enrollees. Federal and state stakeholders must work together to streamline and improve the Medicaid ... programs should ensure access for Medicaid enrollees to innovative delivery system reforms, such as the patient ...

... . In 2009, CMS reported 72 percent of Medicaid enrollees were fully or partially covered by a managed ... to managing preventive care. More than 50 percent of Medicaid enrollees in Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois ...