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the vaccines are not associatedwith out-of-pocket expenses for insured families or for those on Medicaid.
By the numbers: Researchers mailed a survey to 1,280 U.S. pediatricians and family physicians engaged in direct patient care. Of the pediatricians, 70 percent responded, along with 60 percent of family physicians. The study of costs and reimbursements included data from 76 practices.
Authors: In addition to Freed, authors of both papers were Sarah J. Clark, MPH, and Anne E. Cowan of the Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit. Sashi Gregory, MPH, also was an author of the reimbursement study.
Funding: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Reference: Pediatrics, Vol. 122, Number 6, December 2008, "Variation in Provider Vaccine Purchase Prices and Payer Reimbursement" and "Primary Care Physician Perspectives on Reimbursement for Childhood Immunizations."
For a schedule of routine immunizations for children, visit. www.med.umich.edu/1libr/pa/pa_immuniza_hhg.htm.
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