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. 2013 May;24(2):802-12.
doi: 10.1353/hpu.2013.0066.

Comparing preventive visits of children in foster care with other children in Medicaid

Glenn Landers  1 , Angela Snyder, Mei Zhou
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Comparing preventive visits of children in foster care with other children in Medicaid

Glenn Landers et al. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2013 May.

Abstract

Objective: This study compared preventive medical and dental visits of Georgia children in foster care with other children enrolled in Medicaid to determine if utilization differed.

Methods: Two logistic regressions estimated the likelihood of an annual Health Check screening and the likelihood of at least one dental visit.

Results: Compared with children in foster care, children in the adoption assistance ([AOR] .37, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.35-0.40), SSI (AOR .37, 95% CI = 0.35-0.38) and low-income (AOR .40, 95% CI = 0.39-0.42) Medicaid categories were less likely to receive an annual Health Check screening. Children in adoption assistance were also less likely to have a dental visit during the study period.

Conclusion: Policies require a Health Check visit upon placement into foster care and annual check-ups consistent with pediatric guidelines; we found more Early and Periodic Screening, Detection, and Treatment screenings for foster care children in Georgia than for other children receiving Medicaid.

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