Bronstein Janet M, Adams E Kathleen, Florence Curtis S
University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Public Health, 35294-0022, USA.
Health Care Financ Rev. 2005 Summer;26(4):95-108.
This study examines whether use of primary, preventive, or emergency care changed as primary care case management (PCCM) programs for children were implemented in Alabama and Georgia. Using claims data we track the same children over time, and control for geographic availability of Medicaid providers, which also changed over this period. A decline in use of all three types of care was found to be associated with PCCM implementation, with use of primary and preventive care falling below national averages and recommended use rates. Family difficulties in shifting to exclusive use of unfamiliar providers is the primary reason for the decline in use rates.
本研究考察了在阿拉巴马州和佐治亚州实施针对儿童的初级保健病例管理(PCCM)项目时,初级、预防或急诊护理的使用情况是否发生了变化。我们利用索赔数据对同一批儿童进行长期跟踪,并控制医疗补助提供者的地理可及性,在此期间这一因素也发生了变化。研究发现,这三种护理的使用量下降均与PCCM项目的实施有关,初级和预防护理的使用量低于全国平均水平及推荐使用率。家庭在转向专门使用不熟悉的提供者时遇到困难是使用率下降的主要原因。