A study from pediatric research in office settings and ambulatory sentinel practice network. States with new programs showed marked increases in enrollment while states with earlier established programs showed moderation. The Children s Defense Fund has released a new report that ranks the states according to the features of their individual Children s Health Insurance Programs. The way people are treated while applying for Medicaid and their perceived way of being treated by providers were shown to be barriers to enrolling in Medicaid in a study by the Center for Health Services Research and Policy at George Washington University. Negative self-worth due to participation in Medicaid was not found to be a barrier.
Researchers recommend policy changes in enrollment procedures to overcome such barriers.
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