02419cam a2200421 i 4500 rnd000000000111861 RAND 930817s1993 caua b 000 0 eng d 93025929 0833014218 RAND/MR-146-AHCPR (Sirsi) a344200 $13.00 CstmoR CstmoR n-us-ca HD7102.U5C293 1993 Schenker, Eve Levine, 1962- author. Medicaid policy in California, 1980-1987 with special reference to pregnant women and infants / Eve Levine Schenker, William D. King, Toni Richards. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 1993. xv, 84 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia unmediated n rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier volume nc rdacarrier Prepared within RAND's Health Sciences Program. Includes bibliographical references (p. 83-84). This report describes the California Medicaid program between 1980 and 1987 with special reference to prenatal and infant care. The report contains an overview of the federal program, a discussion of the relation of the federal and state programs, a summary of Medicaid eligibility, a comparison of California's program to the U.S., a description of the status of California's program in 1980, and a discussion of the changes that occurred between 1980 and 1987. It is intended as a reference document for a larger project that examines race and ethnic differences in survival and health costs of very low birthweight infants (<1,500 g). The report should be of interest to persons concerned with public health care financing and issues related to maternal and child health care in the United States. Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format. Description based on print version record. Infants Care California. Medicaid California. Prenatal care California. King, William D. (William Douglas), 1964- author. Richards, Toni. author. Rand Corporation. Health Sciences Program. United States. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Online Access http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/2006/MR146.pdf 598868 598868