Reports:

Pediatric Provider Networks for Children with Special Needs in the Current Health Insurance Market: Report from an Expert Work Group
by Margaret A. McManus, Harriette B. Fox and Paul W. Newacheck. Report, 25 pages, November 2000, $35.00.
This report summarizes the major barriers experienced by pediatricians serving children with special health care needs in managed care arrangements. The report includes a comprehensive literature review on pediatrician satisfaction with managed care. A set of recommendations to address these problems is also included.
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Pediatric Provider Capacity for Children with Special Health Care Needs: Results from a National Survey of State Title V Directors
by Stephanie J. Limb, Margaret A. McManus, and Harriette B. Fox. Report, 50 pages, March 2001, $30.00.
This report summarizes the results of a national survey of state Title V directors of programs for children with special health care needs on access to pediatric providers. It addresses Title V directors´ assessments of access to medical homes; pediatric medical and surgical subspecialty care; inpatient hospital care; home health care; occupational, physical, and speech therapies and audiology services; dental care; and mental health care. It also includes an analysis of the most significant causes of access difficulties. Innovative strategies and recommendations to address pediatric provider problems are highlighted. Included in the report are detailed tables documenting each state´s rating of access to the specified services and their assessment of the most important causes of access difficulties.
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