Impact of Medicaid Managed Care, Race/Ethnicity, and Rural/Urban Residence On Potentially Avoidable Maternity Complications: A Five-State Multi-Level Analysis
Author: South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Date Published: 2004
Medicaid has undergone substantial changes in its coverage for poor and near poor pregnant women over the past two decades, to expand coverage for women in these groups. This study cites benefits and drawbacks of managed care, noting that while managed care may enhance care coordination, improving access and quality, particularly for minorities; it also potentially provides incentives of under-provision of services.