HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS		QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced] Author: Keyword(s): Year:  Vol:  Page:

This Article Full Text Full Text (PDF) All Versions of this Article: AJPH.2004.056259v1 95/10/1707    most recent Submit a response Purchase Article View Shopping Cart Alert me when this article is cited Alert me when eLetters are posted Alert me if a correction is posted Services Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Evans Cuellar, A. Articles by Pajer, K. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Evans Cuellar, A. Articles by Pajer, K. Related Collections Insurance Health Policy Other Child and Adolescent Health

Alison Evans Cuellar, PhD, Kelly J. Kelleher, MD, MPH, Jennifer A. Rolls, MPH and Kathleen Pajer, MD, MPH

Alison Evans Cuellar is with Department of Health Policy and Management, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY. Kelly J. Kelleher and Kathleen Pajer are with the Department of Pediatrics, Columbus Children’s Research Institute, Ohio State University, Columbus. Jennifer A. Rolls is with the Child & Adolescent Services Research Center, San Diego, Calif.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Alison Evans Cuellar, PhD, Department of Health Policy & Management, Columbia University, 600 W 168th St, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10032 (e-mail: ac2068{at}columbia.edu).

Juvenile justice and Medicaid agencies share an interest in serving delinquent youths, many of whom have a relatively poor health status. However, many state and local Medicaid policies result in these youths having no insurance coverage, making access to needed services difficult. A nationally representative survey of state and community juvenile justice and Medicaid agencies was conducted to assess Medicaid policies.

Evidence from the survey suggests that in some areas delinquent youths are actively disenrolled from Medicaid benefits, and in others little effort is made to connect them to Medicaid coverage. Discrepancies between justice agency and Medicaid agency responses point to poor communication and coordination. Overall, the survey identified several opportunities for policy intervention to enhance access to services for justice-involved youths.

This article has been cited by other articles:

				R. Raghavan, G. A. Aarons, S. C. Roesch, and L. K. Leslie Longitudinal Patterns of Health Insurance Coverage Among a National Sample of Children in the Child Welfare System Am J Public Health, March 1, 2008; 98(3): 478 - 484. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				A. E. Cuellar, K. J. Kelleher, S. Kataoka, S. Adelsheim, and J. J. Cocozza Incarceration and Psychotropic Drug Use by Youth Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, March 1, 2008; 162(3): 219 - 224. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				J. Knitzer and J. Cooper Beyond Integration: Challenges For Children's Mental Health. Health Aff., May 1, 2006; 25(3): 670 - 679. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]