TY - BOOK AU - Schenker,Eve Levine AU - King,William D. AU - Richards,Toni ED - Rand Corporation. ED - United States. TI - Medicaid policy in California, 1980-1987 with special reference to pregnant women and infants SN - 0833014218 AV - HD7102.U5C293 1993 PY - 1993/// CY - Santa Monica, CA PB - RAND KW - Infants KW - Care KW - California KW - Medicaid KW - Prenatal care N1 - Prepared within RAND's Health Sciences Program; Includes bibliographical references (p. 83-84); Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format N2 - 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 UR - http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/2006/MR146.pdf ER -