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ArticleMaternal and child health journal2021

Difference in Hospital Utilization Within the First 12 Months Among Low-Birth-Weight Infants in Medicaid Managed Care Versus Fee-for-Service: A Regression Discontinuity Study.

Sze Yan Liu, Sungwoo Lim

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Article in Maternal and child health journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Sze Yan LiuDepartment of Public Health, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, USA. lius@montclair.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7148-356X
Sungwoo LimDivision of Epidemiological Services, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Long Island City, NY, USA.
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo examine the effect of Medicaid managed care (MMC) versus Medicaid fee-for-service (FFS) on emergency department (ED) use and hospitalization during the first 6 and 12 months of life among low-birth-weight (LBW) infants.

methodsWe used the New York City Office of Vital Statistics-Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System (OVS-SPARCS) dataset to identify 9135 LBW infants born to female Medicaid beneficiaries in New York City from January 2008-March 2012. We applied a robust regression discontinuity framework using a New York State Medicaid policy in effect at that time. This policy automatically enrolled infants born to female Medicaid beneficiaries to Medicaid managed care (MMC) or Medicaid fee-for-service (FFS) based on their birth weight (less than 1200 g vs. 1200-2500 g) during the first 6 months of their lives.

resultsLBW infants in MMC had an average 0.16% points higher probability of being hospitalized within the first year of their lives than those in Medicaid FFS (p-value = 0.04). CONCLUSIONS FOR PRACTICE: More research is necessary to understand possible differences in healthcare utilization between MMC and FFS participants with high health risks.

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Managed Care ProgramsMedicaidFemaleHospitalsHumansInfantInfant, Low Birth WeightInfant, NewbornNew York CityUnited StatesEmergency department and hospital utilizationLow-birth-weight infantsMedicaid

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