AJPH First Look, published online ahead of print Feb 28, 2006
The Effects of Cost-Shifting in the State Childrens Heath Insurance Program
Tricia J. Johnson, PhD,
Mary Rimsza, MD and
William G. Johnson, PhD
Tricia J. Johnson is with the Department of Health Systems Management, Rush University, Chicago, Ill. Mary Rimsza and William G. Johnson are with the School of Health Management and Policy, W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz.

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FIGURE 1— Conceptual model of health care utilization.
Note. ED = emergency department. Solid lines represent factors included in the study; the dotted line represents factors not included in the study; arrow represents causality.
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FIGURE 2— Breakdown of children, in the Yuma HealthQuery, by condition and insurance status.
Note. SCHIP = State Childrens Health Insurance Program. Shaded boxes represent children included in the study.
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