awarded grant
Principal Investigator: E. Richard Brown, PhD, UCLA
This study assesses whether instituting 12-month continuous eligibility directly benefited California’s children enrolled in Medi-Cal by improving their health care utilization outcomes, specifically increasing their rates of well-child visits and decreasing avoidable emergency department and hospital visits. This study will assess whether 12-month continuous eligibility improves health utilization outcomes by analyzing Medi-Cal administrative data.
Publications
Evaluation of 12-Month Continuous Eligibility in Medicaid
(December 2010, Webinar)
12-Month Continuous Eligibility in Medicaid: Impact on Service Utilization
(December 2010, Issue Brief)