Do Medicaid Data Accurately Reflect the Expenditures and Outcomes for Extremely Premature Infants?

Authors

Elenir B C Avritscher
Jon E Tyson
Therese A Stukel
Youngran Kim
Cecilia Ganduglia Cazaban
Kanekal S Gautham
David Lynch
David C Goodman

Language

EnglishJ Pediatr Clin Pract

Publication Date

9-1-2025

Journal

The Journal of Pediatrics: Clinical Practice

DOI

10.1016/j.jpedcp.2025.200150

PMID

40607444

PMCID

PMC12213088

PubMedCentral® Posted Date

5-19-2025

PubMedCentral® Full Text Version

Post-print

Abstract

The accurate and meaningful assessment of Medicaid expenditures relative to survival rates among Medicaid-eligible extremely premature infants has received little scrutiny, despite its importance for improving outcomes. We have identified key problems that hindered such assessments using Texas Medicaid data, which may also be relevant to other states.

Keywords

extremely premature infants, medicaid expenditures, survival, neonatal intensive care value

Published Open-Access

yes

Recommended Citation

Avritscher, Elenir B C; Tyson, Jon E; Stukel, Therese A; et al., "Do Medicaid Data Accurately Reflect the Expenditures and Outcomes for Extremely Premature Infants?" (2025). Faculty, Staff and Student Publications. 1167.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/uthsph_docs/1167