Reports from New York University (NYU) Add New Data to Findings in Managed Care (HealthySteps Comprehensive Services and Preventive Care: A Medicaid Claims Analysis): Managed Care

2026 JUN 30 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- New research on Managed Care is the subject of a report. According to news originating from New York City, New York, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “This study examines the association of HealthySteps - a two-generation, team-based pediatric primary care model - on preventive care and healthcare utilization for Medicaid-insured children and mothers, and differences across racial/ethnic groups. This retrospective cohort study used linked HealthySteps and Medicaid claims data to compare 12-month outcomes for children receiving comprehensive services with a matched group of similar Medicaid-insured children and mothers.”

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from New York University (NYU), “Data used in this study were collected from 2016-2021 and analyzed from 2022-2026. HealthySteps was associated with higher rates of any well-child visit (89.0% vs. 79.6%), attendance of 6+ well-child visits by 15 months of age (64.2% vs. 54.0%), continuity of care with the same provider (65.3% vs. 52.8%), developmental screening (37.9% vs. 26.9%), and Early Intervention (13.8% vs. 8.9%). HealthySteps was also associated with greater likelihood of an emergency department visit (43.9% vs. 38.7%), though not high ED usage (2+ visits). Compared with their counterparts, preventive care increases associated with HealthySteps were larger for Black, Hispanic, and, to a lesser extent, Asian children than for White non-Hispanic children. Among mothers, HealthySteps was associated with greater family planning services (35.8% vs. 31.6%), maternal depression screening (10.9% vs. 8.8%), postpartum care (29.5% vs. 24.6%), and ED visits (36.1% vs. 33.5%), as well as fewer lactation services (6.9% vs. 9.4%). Improvements in preventive care associated with HealthySteps represent meaningful clinical impact, as timely care in the first three years is crucial for healthy development.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “The larger gains among Black, Hispanic, and Asian children also highlight HealthySteps potential to mitigate persistent disparities in preventive care receipt.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: HealthySteps Comprehensive Services and Preventive Care: A Medicaid Claims Analysis. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2026:108482. American Journal of Preventive Medicine can be contacted at: Elsevier Science Inc, Ste 800, 230 Park Ave, New York, NY 10169, USA. (Elsevier - www.elsevier.com; American Journal of Preventive Medicine - http://www.journals.elsevier.com/american-journal-of-preventive-medicine/)

The news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained from Renata E. Howland, Dept. of Population Health, Grossman School of Medicine, New York University (NYU) Langone, 180 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016, United States. Additional authors for this research include Kelly Terlizzi, Elizabeth Frenette, Shannon Franz, Jessica Bushar, Rahil Briggs, Jennifer Tracey and Charles Neighbors.

The publisher’s contact information for the American Journal of Preventive Medicine is: Elsevier Science Inc, Ste 800, 230 Park Ave, New York, NY 10169, USA.

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