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. 2005 Summer;26(4):95–108.

Table 2. Children's Enrollment, Care Use, and Geographic Provider Availability: 1994-1999.

Description Sample States

Alabama Georgia


Annualized 1996 Annualized 1999 Annualized 1994 Annualized 1997

Percent
Enrollment
First Quarter of PCCM 0 28.1 1.4 20.8
Total with PCCM 0 100.0 10.3 82.6
Utilization
Primary Care Visit 48.5 43.3 69.0 65.0
Preventive Care Visit 54.7 38.8 46.9 44.1
Emergency Care Visit 28.2 16.5 17.4 7.5
Mean Primary Care Visits for Those with Any Primary Care Visit 4.3 (4.2) 3.4 (3.6) 4.1 (4.2) 4.1 (4.0)
Provider Availability
Any Large Volume Office Active Medicaid MD in ZIP Code 69.3 60.0 84.4 84.9
Mean Miles to Large Volume Office Active Medicaid MD if Not in ZIP Code 8.9 (4.3) 8.3 (4.8) 7.2 (3.6) 7.5 (3.8)
Any Active Medicaid Community Health Center in ZIP Code 17.2 33.3 13.7 17.8
Mean Miles to Active Medicaid Community Health Center if Not in ZIP Code 16.9 (9.3) 11.1 (6.6) 21.2 (16.2) 16.5 (11.8)
Large Volume Active Medicaid Hospital MD in ZIP Code 44.6 32.9 51.9 47.1
Active Medicaid Hospital in ZIP Code 35.9 31.0 38.3 42.0
Active Medicaid Health Department in ZIP Code 7.5 31.0 37.9 41.0
Small Volume Office Active Medicaid MD in ZIP Code 60.2 56.3 73.0 80.6
Small Volume Active Medicaid Hospital MD in ZIP Code 42.2 39.3 60.7 61.0
Mean Large Volume Office Active Medicaid MD to Enrollee Ratio in Residential Community 15.4 (16.5) 12.0 (12.3) 12.8 (13.6) 11.3 (10.5)

NOTES: PCCM is primary care case management. Numbers in parentheses are standard deviation. MD is medical doctor.

SOURCE: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Medicaid paid claims data, 1994-1999.