Factors Associated With Persistent High Health Care Utilization in Managed Medicaid
Schizophrenia, chronic pain, and multiple medical diagnoses at enrollment into a large managed Medicaid system are associated with long-term high health care utilization.
Differences in the Clinical Recognition of Depression in Diabetes Patients: The Diabetes Study of Northern California (DISTANCE)
Depression often goes unrecognized in primary care among symptomatic diabetes patients, especially in some minorities.
Adherence to Laboratory Test Requests by Patients With Diabetes: The Diabetes Study of Northern California (DISTANCE)
Providers expect that patients with chronic conditions will complete necessary laboratory tests; 1 in 7 patients with diabetes did not do so within 6 months.
Use of Well-Child Visits in High-Deductible Health Plans
When preventive care was exempt from the deductible, well-child visits did not change for children switching from traditional plans to high-deductible plans.
