Open AccessPresumptive eligibility for pregnant Medicaid enrollees: its effects on prenatal care and perinatal outcome.
Author(s) -
Joyce M. Piper,
Edward F. Mitchel,
Wayne A. Ray
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.84.10.1626
Subject(s) - medicine , medicaid , prenatal care , pregnancy , receipt , obstetrics , pediatrics , family medicine , population , health care , environmental health , biology , world wide web , computer science , economics , genetics , economic growth
"Presumptive eligibility" permits pregnant prospective Medicaid enrollees to obtain services during the application period. The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of presumptive eligibility on the receipt of prenatal care and the occurrence of low-birthweight births and neonatal, perinatal, and infant mortality.