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- Title
Differences in Health Care Utilization for Asthma by Children with Medicaid versus Private Insurance.
- Authors
Goff, Sarah L.; Shieh, Meng-Shiou; Lindenauer, Peter K.; Ash, Arlene S.; Krishnan, Jerry A.; Geissler, Kimberley H.
- Abstract
Asthma is the most common chronic disease in children, disproportionately affects families with lower incomes, and is a leading reason for acute care visits and hospitalizations. This retrospective cohort study used the Massachusetts All Payer Claims Database (2014–2018) to examine differences in acute care utilization and quality of care for asthma between Medicaid- and privately insured children in Massachusetts. Outcomes included acute care use (emergency department [ED] or hospitalization), ED visits with asthma, routine asthma visits, and filled prescriptions for asthma medications. Multivariable logistic regression was used to account for differences in demographics, ZIP codes, health status, and asthma severity. Overall, 10.0% of Medicaid-insured children and 5.6% of privately insured were classified as having asthma. Among 317,596 child-year observations for children with asthma, 64.4% were insured by Medicaid. Medicaid-insured children had higher rates of any acute care use (50.4% vs. 30.0%) and ED visits with an asthma diagnosis (27.2% vs. 13.3%) compared to privately insured children. Only 65.4% of Medicaid enrollees had at least one routine asthma visit compared to 74.3% of privately insured children. Most children received at least one asthma medication (88.6% Medicaid vs. 83.3% privately insured), but a higher percentage of Medicaid-insured children received at least one rescue medication (84.0% vs. 73.7%), and a lower percentage of Medicaid-insured (46.1% vs. 49.2%) received a controller medication. These results suggest that opportunities for improvement in childhood asthma persist, particularly for children insured by Medicaid.
- Subjects
MASSACHUSETTS; DRUG therapy for asthma; MEDICAL care use; PATIENT compliance; RISK assessment; MEDICAL quality control; HEALTH status indicators; T-test (Statistics); RESEARCH funding; HEALTH insurance; OUTPATIENT medical care; MULTIPLE regression analysis; SEX distribution; PRIVATE sector; RETROSPECTIVE studies; HOSPITAL emergency services; POPULATION geography; SEVERITY of illness index; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; AGE distribution; LONGITUDINAL method; CHRONIC diseases; MEDICAL appointments; MEDICAID; DRUGS; COMPARATIVE studies; SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors; DATA analysis software; CONFIDENCE intervals; CRITICAL care medicine; DRUG utilization; HOSPITAL care of children; HOSPITAL care of teenagers; HOSPITAL observation units; COMORBIDITY; ADOLESCENCE; CHILDREN
- Publication
Population Health Management, 2024, Vol 27, Issue 2, p105
- ISSN
1942-7891
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1089/pop.2023.0244