Medicaid managed care and infant health

Article Abstract:

The implementation of Medicaid managed care program in Wisconsin in the mid 1990s did not generate substantial benefits to the state, as it failed to provide significant financial benefits to patients. Results revealed that patients enlisted under the state's Medicaid program were not given as much prenatal care services as they deserve. Further, birth outcomes yield insignificant difference compared to those recorded under conventional fee-for-service systems.

HEALTH SERVICES, Health Maintenance Organizations, HMO Medical Centers, Medicaid, Administration of Public Health Programs, Health Care Services, Social policy, Managed care plans (Medical care), Wisconsin

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Addressing uncertainty in medical cost-effectiveness analysis: implications of expected utility maximization for methods to perform sensitivity analysis and the use of cost-effectiveness analysis to set priorities for medical research

Article Abstract:

Research is presented concerning the value of including performing sensitivity analysis in the investigation of the cost-effectiveness of health care organizations. Priorities for medical research are discussed.

Social Security,Welfare Svcs Expend, Research, Knowledge, Theory of, Epistemology, Welfare economics, Uncertainty, Cost (Economics), Costs (Economics)

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