Younger Dual-Eligibles Who Use Federally Qualified Health Centers Have More Preventable Emergency Department Visits, but Some Have Fewer Hospitalizations

Objective: To determine whether younger dual-eligibles receiving care at federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) have lower rates of ambulatory care sensitive (ACS) hospitalization and emergency department (ED) visits. Data Sources: We used the 100% Medicare Part A and Part B institutional claims...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Andrew J. Potter, Amal N. Trivedi, Brad Wright PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Primary Care & Community Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2150131916657081