The Role of Medicaid HMO Enrollment in the Longitudinal Utilization of Medical Care Services in a Cohort of Injecting Drug users in Baltimore, Maryland
Juday T, Wu A, Celentano D, Rick K, Wang M, Vlahov D. The Role of Medicaid HMO Enrollment in the Longitudinal Utilization of Medical Care Services in a Cohort of Injecting Drug users in Baltimore, Maryland. Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2003, 24: 27-41. PMID: 12652093, DOI: 10.1080/08897070309511531.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmbulatory care visitsCare visitsInpatient admissionsHMO enrollmentDrug usersMedicaid HMO enrolleesMore inpatient admissionsInjecting Drug UsersMedical care utilizationNatural history studiesIntravenous Experience (ALIVE) studyMedical care servicesCommunity-based sampleLongitudinal utilizationER visitsHIV infectionCare utilizationMedicaid beneficiariesHMO enrolleesCare servicesIDUsInappropriate utilizationUtilization differencesMedicaidMedicaid HMOs