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- Title
Age-related variation in health service use and associated expenditures among children with autism.
- Authors
Cidav, Zuleyha; Lawer, Lindsay; Marcus, Steven C; Mandell, David S
- Abstract
This study examined differences by age in service use and associated expenditures during 2005 for Medicaid-enrolled children with autism spectrum disorders. Aging was associated with significantly higher use and costs for restrictive, institution-based care and lower use and costs for community-based therapeutic services. Total expenditures increased by 5 % with each year of age; by 23 % between 3-5 and 6-11 year olds, 23 % between 6-11 and 12-16, and 14 % between 12-16 and 17-20 year olds. Use of and expenditures for long-term care, psychiatric medications, case management, medication management, day treatment/partial hospitalization, and respite services increased with age; use of and expenditures for occupational/physical therapy, speech therapy, mental health services, diagnostic/assessment services, and family therapy declined.
- Publication
Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2013, Vol 43, Issue 4, p924
- ISSN
1573-3432
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10803-012-1637-2