Evaluation of 12-Month Continuous Eligibility in Medicaid (2008)

Principal Investigator: E. Richard Brown, PhD, UCLA

This study assesses whether instituting 12-month continuous eligibility directly benefited California’s children enrolled in Medi-Cal by improving their health care utilization outcomes, specifically increasing their rates of well-child visits and decreasing avoidable emergency department and hospital visits. This study will assess whether 12-month continuous eligibility improves health utilization outcomes by analyzing Medi-Cal administrative data.

Publications

Evaluation of 12-Month Continuous Eligibility in Medicaid
(December 2010, Webinar)

12-Month Continuous Eligibility in Medicaid: Impact on Service Utilization
(December 2010, Issue Brief)