Direct-to-Member Household or Targeted Mailings: Incentivizing Medicaid Calls for Quitline Services.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2018.06.026
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Innovative methods are needed to promote tobacco cessation services. The Medi-Cal Incentives to Quit Smoking project (2012-2015) promoted modest financial and medication incentives to encourage Medi-Cal smokers to utilize the California Smokers' Helpline (Helpline).… read more here.
Keywords: household; individually targeted; targeted mailings; medi cal ... See more keywords
Building and Scaling-up California Quits: Supporting Health Systems Change for Tobacco Treatment.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2018.07.045
Abstract: The California Tobacco Control Program is the longest standing, publicly funded tobacco control program in the U.S. California's adult smoking rate declined from 23.7% (1989) to 11% (2016) but California still has more than 3… read more here.
Keywords: tobacco; california; medi cal; health ... See more keywords
Outreach to California Medicaid Smokers for Asian Language Quitline Services.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2018.08.008
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Asian male immigrants have high smoking rates. This article describes outreach approaches in the Medi-Cal Incentives to Quit Smoking project to incentivize California Medicaid (Medi-Cal) calls to the California Smokers' Helpline (Helpline) Asian-language lines.… read more here.
Keywords: community; california medicaid; medi cal; asian language ... See more keywords
Intervention to promote preventive dental care for older Korean-American Medi-Cal enrollees in Los Angeles
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DOI: 10.1186/s12903-024-04113-z
Abstract: In California, preventive dental care is covered by Medi-Cal (California’s Medicaid program). However, many beneficiaries do not use their dental benefits. Given that a lack of knowledge about oral health and insurance coverage contributes to… read more here.
Keywords: intervention; preventive dental; medi cal; dental care ... See more keywords
Qualitative perspectives of Medicaid-insured patients on ambulatory care at an academic medical center: challenges and opportunities
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DOI: 10.1186/s12913-024-11619-3
Abstract: Ambulatory access to academic medical centers (AMCs) for patients insured with Medi-Cal (i.e., Medicaid in California) is understudied, particularly among the 85% of beneficiaries enrolled in managed care plans. As more AMCs develop partnerships with… read more here.
Keywords: academic medical; care; access; insured patients ... See more keywords
Frontline perspectives on barriers to care for patients with California Medicaid: a qualitative study
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DOI: 10.1186/s12939-024-02174-8
Abstract: While insurance is integral for accessing healthcare in the US, coverage alone may not ensure access, especially for those publicly insured. Access barriers for Medicaid-insured patients are rooted in social drivers of health, insurance complexities… read more here.
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The San Diego 2007 wildfires and Medi-Cal emergency department presentations, inpatient hospitalizations, and outpatient visits: An observational study of smoke exposure periods and a bidirectional case-crossover analysis
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002601
Abstract: Background The frequency and intensity of wildfires is anticipated to increase as climate change creates longer, warmer, and drier seasons. Particulate matter (PM) from wildfire smoke has been linked to adverse respiratory and possibly cardiovascular… read more here.
Keywords: exposure; department presentations; emergency department; emergency ... See more keywords
Health insurance relationship to sun protection practices and beliefs.
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DOI: 10.5070/d327955135
Abstract: PURPOSE Lower socioeconomic status is associated with decreased sun protection practices. This survey study investigated practices and beliefs surrounding sun protection based on health insurance. METHODS 401 surveys were administered May to June 2019 at… read more here.
Keywords: insurance; sun protection; dermatology; medi cal ... See more keywords