MPC Member Publications

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Title: The effect of consumer incentives on Medicaid beneficiaries' compliance with well-child visit guidelines

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2013

ISSN: 0046-9580; 0046-9580

PMID: 23720878

Abstract: The Affordable Care Act of 2010 recommends that consumer incentives be employed to increase the use of preventive care by Medicaid beneficiaries, but few evaluative studies exist. This study evaluates a Target gift card incentive employed by a Minnesota health plan serving Medicaid beneficiaries over the period 2002-2003. Lacking a contemporaneous control group, the proximity between the child's residence and the nearest Target store was used as the intervention variable. Using alternative specifications for the intervention variable, results of the difference-in-differences equations suggest that the incentive program significantly increased the likelihood that a Medicaid beneficiary would have a well-child visit.

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Authors: Nyman, John A.; Abraham, Jean Marie; Riley, William J.

Periodical (Full): Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing

Issue: 1

Volume: 50

Pages: 47-102

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