The Chesapeake Health Plan: An HMO Model for Foster Children

By virtue of being in foster care and receiving Medicaid, the health care many foster children receive frequently reflects the fragmentation that in many ways is often a feature of their lives. The authors offer an alternative, the HMO, that is not only a better, more cost-efficient provider of heal...

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Published in:Child welfare 1984-09, Vol.63 (5), p.431-440
Main Authors: SCHOR, EDWARD L., NEFF, JOHN M., LaASMAR, JOSEPH L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Child
Child, Preschool
Child/Children/Childhood
Delivery of Health Care
Foster Home Care
Foster/Fosters/Fosterage/ Fosterhome/ Fosterhomes
Health care
Health Maintenance Organization/HMO
Health Maintenance Organizations
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Maryland
Medicaid
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Risk
Social Work
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Summary:By virtue of being in foster care and receiving Medicaid, the health care many foster children receive frequently reflects the fragmentation that in many ways is often a feature of their lives. The authors offer an alternative, the HMO, that is not only a better, more cost-efficient provider of health care, but also tends to the psychological and social needs of foster children and promotes alliances among families, medical practitioners, and social workers.
ISSN:0009-4021