RACIAL DISPARITIES IN SERVICE USE AMONG MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES AFTER MANDATORY ENROLLMENT IN MANAGED CARE: A DIFFERENCE-IN-DIFFERENCES APPROACH

Racial Disparities in Service Use among Medicaid Beneficiaries after Mandatory Enrollment in Managed Care: A Difference-in-Differences Approach

Managed care may improve access to health care to previously underserved populations when providers need plan enrollees.However, capitation and utilization management often give providers the incentive to withhold care.Managed care organizations have yet to demonstrate that racial disparities in treatment are not exacerbated.Using Medicaid eligibil

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Trajectory Optimization Algorithm for a 4-DOF Redundant Parallel Robot Based on 12-Phase Sine Jerk Motion Profile

To improve high motion accuracy and efficiency in the high-speed operation of a 4-DOF (4 degrees of freedom) redundant parallel robot, this paper introduces a trajectory planning of the parallel robot in joint space based on the twelve-phase sine jerk motion profile.The 12-phase sine jerk motion profile utilizes the characteristics of a sine functi

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Cross-Sequential Results on Creativity Development in Childhood Within two Different School Systems: Divergent Performances in Luxembourg Versus German Kindergarten and Elementary School Students

The Handrail aim of the study is conducting methodologically sound, cross-sequential analyses of the creativity development of children attending different school systems.Culture-free tests of creativity (ideational fluency and flexibility) and intelligence were administered in 5 cohorts (two kindergarten and first three elementary school years), w

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