Healthcare service use and costs for autism spectrum disorder: A comparison between medicaid and private insurance

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1057-1064

  Wang, Li ^a   Mandell, David S ^b   Lawer, Lindsay ^c   Cidav, Zuleyha ^c   Leslie, Douglas L ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Children; Healthcare costs; Medicaid; Private insurance; Service use

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SPEECH THERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICAID; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84877923820     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1649-y     Document Type: Article

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