Access of Medicaid Recipients to Outpatient Care
Author:
- The Medicaid Access Study GroupTGThe Medicaid Access Study Group
- 19 May 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 330 (20) , 1426-1430
Abstract
Visits to the emergency department by Medicaid recipients for nonemergency problems are common and contribute to rising health care costs. However, such patients may have few alternatives. We conducted a telephone survey of 953 ambulatory care sites in 10 cities to determine the availability of appointments for Medicaid recipients with common problems.Keywords
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