Datapoints: Medicaid's Increasing Role in Treating Youths With Autism Spectrum Disorders

Over the past two decades, the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) has increased dramatically among US children and adolescents. Though attention has been paid to improving access to care for youths with ASDs who are covered by commercial insurance, Medicaid's role in delivering ASD...

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Published inPsychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) Vol. 62; no. 6; p. 588
Main Authors Semansky, Rafael M, Xie, Ming, Mandell, David S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Arlington American Psychiatric Association 01.06.2011
American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc
Subjects
Autism
Children & youth
Medicaid
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Summary:Over the past two decades, the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) has increased dramatically among US children and adolescents. Though attention has been paid to improving access to care for youths with ASDs who are covered by commercial insurance, Medicaid's role in delivering ASD services to children has expanded with much less fanfare.
ISSN:1075-2730
1557-9700
DOI:10.1176/ps.62.6.pss6206_0588