Health Care Spending and Service Use among High-Cost Medicaid Beneficiaries, 2002–2004
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13775625 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Teresa A Coughlin (Urban Institute, corresponding author), Sharon K Long |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 405-417 |
| Publication date | 2009-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | INQUIRY The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0046-9580 • E-ISSN: 1945-7243 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5034/inquiryjrnl_46.4.405 |
| PMID | 20184167 |
| OpenAlex | W2012408091 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 3 |
Using program administrative data, this paper examines spending and service use patterns for the national Medicaid population between 2002 and 2004, with a focus on high-cost beneficiaries. We observed a high degree of spending persistence. 57.9% of those who were among the top 10% of Medicaid spenders in 2002 remained in the top 10% of spenders in the two subsequent years. We identified two distinct subgroups of high spenders--those with persistently high costs and those with episodically high costs-each with different services driving their costs
Actuarial science · Business · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Health care · Medicaid · Population · Service (business · Global Health Care Issues · Healthcare Policy and Management · Marketing · Medicine · Primary Care and Health Outcomes
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| Citations per year | 0.36 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2022 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |