Child Welfare Systems Policies and Practices Affecting Medicaid Health Insurance for Children

A National Study

Dados Bibliográficos

ID11215597
AutoresAnne M Libby (0000-0002-4564-9407, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, autor correspondente), Kelly J Kelleher (0000-0002-4420-8044, The Children's Research Institute, Columbus, OH, USA), Laurel K Leslie (0000-0003-2414-3252, The Child and Adolescent Services Research Center, San Diego, CA, USA), Joan O'Connell (University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus), Joan O’connell (0000-0003-3498-1153, University of Colorado Denver), Patricia A Wood (The Child and Adolescent Services Research Center, San Diego, CA, USA), Jennifer A Rolls (The Child and Adolescent Services Research Center, San Diego, CA, USA), Jennifer Rolls-Reutz (0000-0002-0879-7224, Health Services Research & Development), John Landsverk (The Child and Adolescent Services Research Center, San Diego, CA, USA)
Ano2006
Volume33
Fascículo2
Páginas39-49
Data de publicação2006-12-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Social Service Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0148-8376 • E-ISSN: 1540-7314
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1300/j079v33n02_04
OpenAlexW1568285873
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências citadas20

This study presented national data on financing policies and practices for health and mental health care among children in child welfare settings, including those who are not placed out of the home. Our three objectives were to: examine variation in the provision of health insurance with a specific focus on placement status; describe mechanisms for assuring timing of coverage; and compare Medicaid expansionary practices to innovations in financing and organization of services for youth. Expansionary Medicaid practices were associated with managed care and innovations in the financing and organization of mental health services such as carve-outs

Actuarial science · Business · Economic growth · Economics · Health care · Health insurance · Medicaid · Mental health · Psychiatry · Public economics · Welfare · Child Abuse and Trauma · Child Welfare and Adoption · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine