Addressing Underinsurance for Children With Special Health Care Needsdoi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.48857UNITED StatesPSYCHOLOGY of children with disabilitiesECONOMIC impactHEALTH services accessibilityFUNCTIONAL statusDISABILITIESINSURANCESaper, Jennifer K....
To examine the role of insurance coverage in protecting families of children with special health care needs (CSHCN) from the financial burden associated with care. Data from the 2001 National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs were analyzed. We built 2 multivariate regression models ...
Unmet Respite Care Needs by CSHCN Characteristic In multivariate analysis, maternal education, insurance type, child's functional limitation, and stability of the child's condition were associated with unmet respite care needs (Table 4). The CSHCN with public insurance or other insurance were half ...
To assess the impact of New York's State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) on health care for children with special health care needs (CSHCN).MethodsLittle is known about the impact of health insurance on CSHCN. Parents of a stratified random sample of new enrollees onto New York'...
Macon, T AMiller, J EGaboda, DSimpson, TCantor, J C
The ACA and Insurance Implications for Children With Special Health Care NeedsInsurance marketplacequalified health planessential health benefithabilitative benefitprovider networkJ Pediatr Health Care. 2014 Nov 22. pii: S0891-5245(14)00354-X. doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2014.11.002. [Epub ahead of ...
This background paper examines the issue of children with special health care needs and their interaction with the health care system. Results from recent national and state surveys and studies were used to review the medical expenditures, utilization, and insurance coverage of these children. The ...
that provide benefits for children with special needs. The programs include Medicare health insurance, Medicaid health care, Supplementary Security Income (SSI), the State Child Health Insurance Program (...
The rapidly escalating costs of prescription drugs affect children and adults alike and contribute to concerns that traditional employer-based insurance will be unaffordable in the future. However, little information is available on costs for children with chronic conditions and disabilities, who make hea...
Children with special needs are more vulnerable during emergencies for many reasons. They may have: •Difficulty moving from one location to another; •Urgent or persistent medical needs, such as those that require catheters, feeding tubes, or special medications; or ...