Objective: To describe the prevalence of hospitalizations during pregnancy, the reason for
hospitalization, the length of stay, and the associated costs. Methods: We analyzed data from …

… cohort study of 3260 new Medicare managed care enrollees in 4 US cities whose literacy
was assessed with the short version of the Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults. …

… managed care plan, we find that elderly enrollees with inadequate health literacy incur higher
medical costs compared to enrollees … significantly between elderly enrollees with marginal …

… enrollees in managed care plans received more preventive services than enrollees in
non–managed care … comparisons indicated that managed care enrollees were significantly more …

… The target number of study participants for the Literacy and Health of Medicare Managed
Care Enrollees project was based on the number needed to detect a 25% higher risk of …

OBJECTIVES: To examine healthcare resource utilization (HRU) and costs in a population
of managed care enrollees who experienced an osteoporotic fracture. STUDY DESIGN: …

… %) beneficiaries who were enrolled in Medicare managed care health plans had data for at
… enrolled in managed care health plans, blacks received poorer quality of care than whites. …

… In addition to limiting enrollee choice of provider, most managed care plans also monitor
utilization directly. Utilization review is particularly common for high cost services, such as …

… , the effectiveness of care for managed care plan enrollees with … the effectiveness of care for
enrollees in traditional indemnity … effectiveness of care received by managed care enrollees. …

… We investigated compliance with allopurinol among managed care enrollees suspected
to have gout. Methods. This was a retrospective, administrative claims-based analysis of …