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UMB Dataset
Mental Health Services for Youths in Foster Care and Disabled Youths
- Authors
- Susan dosReisJulie Magno ZitoDaniel J. SaferKaren L. Soeken
- Description
Data were extracted from a review of computerized administrative claims for 15,507 Medicaid youth in an effort to assess differences in rates of mental health treatment for enrollees in one of 3 categories of aid. The study population consisted of individuals aged 0-19 years residing in a suburban county in a mid-Atlantic state during 1996 and enrolled in the fee-for-service Medicaid program. Mental...
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Child, FosterMedicaid
- Timeframe
- 1996
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UMB Dataset
Antipsychotic Treatment Among Youth in Foster Care
- Authors
- Susan dosReisYesel YoonDavid M. RubinMark A. Riddle2 more author(s)...
- Description
Data from Medicaid fee-for-service and managed care claims from one Mid-Atlantic state were analyzed for this cross-sectional study. The dataset consists of a total of 16,969 youths under the age of 20 with a mental health diagnosis and a pharmacy claim for antipsychotic medication in 2003. Data for each individual includes demographic, Medicaid program category (ie, foster care, disabled), psychiatric...
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Child, FosterMedicaidPsychotropic Drugs
- Timeframe
- 2003