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1812644

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-6-9
pubmed:abstractText
Recent expansion of Medicaid eligibility for pregnant women and increased reimbursement to physicians who provide perinatal services were designed to improve access to care. Family physicians provide a relatively high proportion of care to pregnant women on Medicaid, especially in rural areas. We surveyed all family physicians who provide obstetric services in 26 northern California counties regarding these changes and perceived barriers to providing obstetric care to women on Medicaid. Of surveyed physicians who limited the number of their Medicaid obstetric patients, 58% stated that recent Medicaid policy changes had increased their willingness to accept new Medicaid obstetric patients. Despite these policy changes, administrative issues and poor reimbursement were cited as the two most notable barriers to providing obstetric care to women on Medicaid. Fear of being sued by Medicaid patients is still seen as a barrier by physicians who have recently discontinued practicing obstetrics and by those who continue to care for a large number of Medicaid obstetric patients.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0093-0415
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
155
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
653-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Obstetric care, Medicaid, and family physicians. How policy changes affect physicians' attitudes.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Family Practice, University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, Sacramento 95817.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't