Rymer M P, Adler G S
Health Care Financ Rev. 1987 Fall;9(1):1-20.
Medicaid coverage of children is analyzed in this article, using data from uniform Medicaid files (Tape-to-Tape) for California, Georgia, Michigan, and New York. Results show that Medicaid is a different program to children of different enrollment groups and ages. For children receiving cash assistance through either Aid to Families with Dependent Children or Supplemental Security Income, Medicaid represents a source of ongoing health coverage. However, for children in families not receiving cash assistance, coverage is more episodic and disproportionately related to acute care and hospitalization. Across all child enrollment groups, infants had higher than expected utilization and expenditures.
本文利用加利福尼亚州、佐治亚州、密歇根州和纽约州统一医疗补助档案（磁带对磁带）的数据，对儿童的医疗补助覆盖情况进行了分析。结果表明，医疗补助对于不同登记群体和年龄的儿童来说是一个不同的项目。对于通过抚养儿童家庭援助或补充保障收入获得现金援助的儿童来说，医疗补助是持续医保覆盖的一个来源。然而，对于未获得现金援助家庭中的儿童，医保覆盖情况更具间歇性，且与急性护理和住院治疗的相关性不成比例。在所有儿童登记群体中，婴儿的利用率和支出高于预期。
