Health Care Use and Spending of Pediatric Patients With an Intellectual or Developmental Disability

• Published in: Medical care Vol. 58; no. 5; p. 468
• Main Authors: Kim, Jaewhan, Stevens, Paul, Carbone, Paul S, Jones, Kyle B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.2020
• Subjects: Ambulatory Care - economics; Ambulatory Care - statistics & numerical data; Case-Control Studies; Child; Developmental Disabilities - economics; Developmental Disabilities - epidemiology; Emergency Service, Hospital - economics; Emergency Service, Hospital - statistics & numerical data; Female; Health Expenditures - statistics & numerical data; Health Surveys; Home Care Services - economics; Home Care Services - statistics & numerical data; Hospitalization - economics; Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Intellectual Disability - economics; Intellectual Disability - epidemiology; Male; United States - epidemiology; United States

Health care costs and utilization for those with an intellectual or developmental disability (IDD) have been shown to be higher than the general population. To investigate the services that contribute to higher costs and utilization among noninstitutionalized children with an IDD. Matched case-contr...