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Variations in asthma care by race/ethnicity among children enrolled in a state Medicaid program.

Abstract：

OBJECTIVE:To examine differences in the process of care for Medicaid-enrolled white, Hispanic, and black children with asthma. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study using Medicaid claims data to analyze the process of asthma care in 1994, including all white (non-Hispanic), black (non-Hispanic), and Hispanic children (aged 2-18 years) with asthma in the non-health maintenance organization portion of the Massachusetts Medicaid program (N = 5773). Main outcome measures included performance on 6 claims-based process-of-care measures that reflect national guidelines. Measures addressed primary and specialty care for asthma, appropriate asthma pharmacotherapy, and timely follow-up care after asthma emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations. RESULTS:Controlling for case mix, provider type, disability status, age, and gender, Hispanic children with asthma were 39% less likely than white children to have a specialist visit for asthma (odds ratio [OR]: 0.61; confidence interval [CI]: 0.46-0.81) and 41% less likely to receive a follow-up visit within 5 days of being seen in the ED for asthma (OR: 0.59; CI: 0.36-0.95). However, Hispanic children received better care in 2 respects. They were 16% more likely than white children to receive a minimum of 2 asthma visits per year (CI: 1.01-1.34) and 27% less likely to be overprescribed beta-agonist medications (OR: 0.73; CI: 0.54-0.99). Black children were 64% less likely than white children to receive timely follow-up care after being seen in the ED for asthma (OR: 0.36; CI: 0.18-0.73). There were no racial/ethnic differences in the prescribing of antiinflammatory medications or timely follow-up care after an asthma hospitalization. CONCLUSIONS:This study demonstrates important differences in the process of care experienced by racial/ethnic subpopulations within a Medicaid population, which may help explain differential outcomes. Efforts to improve asthma outcomes should target specific areas in which black and Hispanic children may be receiving suboptimal care.

journal_name

Pediatrics

journal_title

Pediatrics

authors

Shields AE,Comstock C,Weiss KB

doi

10.1542/peds.113.3.496

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2004-03-01 00:00:00

pages

496-504

issue

3 Pt 1

eissn

0031-4005

issn

1098-4275

journal_volume

113

pub_type

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Variations in asthma care by race/ethnicity among children enrolled in a state Medicaid program.