The American journal of managed care
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Comparative Study
The cost of Medicaid-covered services provided to disabled adults with neurologic disorders: implications for managed care.
To estimate the mean annual per capita cost of care provided to disabled adult Medicaid recipients with neurologic conditions and to compare mean annual costs for disabled adult Medicaid recipients with those of nondisabled adult Medicaid recipients. ⋯ States may want to separately capitate rehabilitation and support services given the large differences in the magnitude and relative distribution of costs for disabled and nondisabled Medicaid recipients.