Abstract
The 1982 Medi-Cal reforms and reductions established selective contracting with hospitals for inpatient care of Medi-Cal beneficiaries. The legislation established a special negotiator and criteria to be used in selecting contract hospitals. We report the findings of a study that analyzed the characteristics of contract and noncontract hospitals in Los Angeles County to assess how well these criteria were reflected in the outcome of the contracting process. We examine issues of beneficiary access to general inpatient care and to specialized services, the efficiency of contract hospitals compared with noncontract ones and quality-related issues.
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