Studies from University of Chicago in the Area of Medicare and Medicaid Reported (Health Care Use and Spending for Medicaid Enrollees in Federally…

Studies from University of Chicago in the Area of Medicare and Medicaid Reported (Health Care Use and Spending for Medicaid Enrollees in Federally Qualified Health Centers Versus Other Primary Care Settings)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News -- New research on Medicare and Medicaid is the subject of a report. According to news reporting originating from Chicago, Illinois, by VerticalNews correspondents, research stated, "To compare health care use and spending of Medicaid enrollees seen at federally qualified health centers versus non-health center settings in a context of significant growth. Using fee-for-service Medicaid claims from 13 states in 2009, we compared patients receiving the majority of their primary care in federally qualified health centers with propensity score-matched comparison groups receiving primary care in other settings."

Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from the University of Chicago, "We found that health center patients had lower use and spending than did non-health center patients across all services, with 22% fewer visits and 33% lower spending on specialty care and 25% fewer admissions and 27% lower spending on inpatient care. Total spending was 24% lower for health center patients."

According to the news editors, the research concluded: "Our analysis of 2009 Medicaid claims, which includes the largest sample of states and more recent data than do previous multistate claims studies, demonstrates that the health center program has provided a cost-efficient setting for primary care for Medicaid enrollees."

For more information on this research see: Health Care Use and Spending for Medicaid Enrollees in Federally Qualified Health Centers Versus Other Primary Care Settings. American Journal of Public Health, 2016;106(11):1981-1989. American Journal of Public Health can be contacted at: Amer Public Health Assoc Inc, 800 I Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001-3710, USA.

The news editors report that additional information may be obtained by contacting R.S. Nocon, University Chicago, Dept. of Public Hlth Sci, Chicago, IL 60637, United States. Additional authors for this research include S.M. Lee, R. Sharma, Q. Ngo-Metzger, D.B. Mukamel, Y. Gao, L.M. White, L.Y. Shi, M.H. Chin, N. Laiteerapong and E.S. Huang.

Keywords for this news article include: Chicago, Illinois, United States, North and Central America, Medicare and Medicaid, Health Policy, Medicaid, University of Chicago.

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