Women with heart disease and diabetes are less likely to receive several types of routine outpatient medical care than men who have similar health problems.
Describes the use, structure, and content of initiatives from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to encourage Medicare managed care plans to introduce congestive heart failure (CHF) disease management programs.
April 11, 2006 News Release: RAND Study Says Health Information Technology Can Improve Quality and Efficiency; More Evidence Needed About How to Put the Technology Into Wider Use.
Assesses the effect of hospital competition and HMO penetration on mortality after hospitalization for six medical conditions in California, New York, and Wisconsin.
Children in the child welfare system are dependent upon Medicaid to finance services for their considerable mental health needs. This study examines the effects of Medicaid policies on mental health service use among a national probability sample of children in the child welfare system.
The introduction of information technology (IT) in physician organizations and practices is a source of great interest to physician leaders and policy makers.
By the late 1990s, initial consumer support for HMOs (health maintenance organizations) eroded; consumers expressed fear that needed care might be withheld, and many favored tighter government regulation.
