Profiles of Medicaid's High Cost Populations


 

Publication Date: December 2006

Publisher: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

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Research Area: Health

Keywords: Health System

Type: Brief

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

This paper examines the role that Medicaid plays in addressing six populations (preterm birth babies, foster care children, individuals with spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries, individuals with mental illness, individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and people with Alzheimer's disease) with serious health needs resulting in high costs.