Outpatient Visits, Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits Among Patients with Sickle Cell Disease On Medicaid: Trends in 14 USA States, 2006–2007

• Published in: Blood Vol. 120; no. 21; p. 3181
• Main Authors: Ansa, Benjamin, Adamkiewicz, Tom, Fry-Johnson, Yvonne, Strayhorn, Gregory, Moore, Barbara, Rust, George S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 16.11.2012

Abstract 3181 Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited hematological disorder affecting 90,000–100,000 Americans. Public insurance accounts for the major method of reimbursement for medical care utilization in this population. Few published population-based studies describe outpatient visits, hospi...