Youth Medicaid Alliance In Partnership with Northwest Justice Project Ruth Asgedom Jacob Gonzalez Micah Babinski Introduction Goals Use GIS to spatially represent access to childrens Medicaid in S King County ID: 755727
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Children’s Medicaid Accessibility with GIS in South King County
Youth Medicaid Alliance
In Partnership with Northwest Justice Project
Ruth
Asgedom
Jacob Gonzalez Micah
Babinski
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IntroductionGoalsUse GIS to spatially represent access to children’s Medicaid in S. King County
Our project will benefit Northwest Justice Project.
Research Questions:
1.) What is the volume of primary care providers (PCPs) by zip code in S. King County?
2.) What is the volume of Medicaid PCPs within each zip code in S. King County?Slide3
Purpose To lobby for increased reimbursement rates for Medicaid providersTo improve access to health care for low income children in King County Slide4
PROJECT METHODSNeed to Know Question:
Density of total PCPs within each zip code of S. King CountySlide5
Density of all PCPs by zip code of S. King County
Data from PCP locations
Table Join .
xls
and .
shp
in Arc Map
Shapefile
of Zip Codes w/ PCP quantities as attributes
Zip code
shapefile
for King County
Add graduated symbols for PCP quantities
Map showing symbolic density of PCPs
Calculated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)
Weighted total PCPs by zip codeSlide6
PROJECT METHODSNeed to Know Question:
Density of PCPs currently accepting Medicaid within each zip code of S. King CountySlide7
Density of PCPs currently accepting Medicaid by zip code of S. King County
Data from PCP locations
Table Join .
xls
and .
shp
in Arc Map
Shapefile
of Zip Codes w/ PCP quantities as attributes
Zip code
shapefile
for King County
Add graduated symbols for PCP quantities
Map showing symbolic density of Medicaid PCPs
Calculate Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)
Weighted Medicaid PCPs by zip codeSlide8Slide9Slide10
FindingsWe found that comparing densities of PCPs is an effective way to demonstrate geographic disparity in Medicaid accessibility.Most, if not all S. King County zip codes had way fewer Medicaid providers than total providersOptions for Medicaid patients are severely limited compared to general population
Zip codes covering Renton, Federal Way experienced highest level of disparitySlide11
ConclusionsOBRA 1989 obligations unmet
Limited Medicaid options lead to higher rates of no-shows
Limited access to preventative care
Limited access to Medicaid leads to higher emergency medical costs