Abstract
Background:State Medicaid programs in the United States provide services to children with special health care challenges through the Early Prevention, Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment program. One element of the services provided is Medicaid Personal Care Services (PCS), which are intended to correct or ameliorate any functional impairments faced by a child or youth (C/Y) in the community. Previous research indicates that considerable variation in the allocation of PCS depends on the assessor. A case-mix model is developed that might make the distribution of such services more uniform and equitable.Data:The sample in this research includes 2708 C/Y aged 4 to 20 who were receiving PCS in Texas in 2008.Results:A case-mix model was developed that groups sample members into 33 categories based on the number of hours of PCS authorized by an assessor. The Pediatric Personal Care Allocation Model (PCAM) explains 27% of the variance in the allocation of PCS hours.Discussion:The implementation of the PCAM should provide guidance to assist in ensuring that C/Y facing similar functional challenges receive similar levels of PCS. However, implementation of any case-mix model is only a first step in moving to a prospective payment system for PCS.
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