Comparing Medicaid Enrolment Death Data to State‐Wide Death Records in Maine
Generally, there was good agreement between the two sources on the date of death. However, only ongoing death certificate-Medicaid linkage allows for examination of the cause of death, which is required for monitoring a new approach to delivering Medicaid services in Maine.
Authors
- Apsara Kumarage
- Katherine A. Ahrens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5139-9208)
- David Jorgenson
- Philip H. DuBois
Institutions
- State of Maine Department of Health and Human Services (US)
- University of Southern Maine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jep.70049
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services