HealthPayerIntelligence (7/15, Waddill ) reports, “CMS released a brief [PDF] exploring the status of children with autism or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in Medicaid and CHIP.” About “5% of children between the ages of three and seventeen who are under public coverage have autism or ASD.” Meanwhile, “2% of children with private coverage and 2% of children without coverage were reported as having autism or ASD.” The federal agency “found that 8% of boys ages three to eleven and 8% of boys ages twelve to seventeen had autism or ASD, compared to 3% and 2% of female children respectively.”
Related Links:
— “CMS shares Medicaid, CHIP data on children with ASD, autism,”Kelsey Waddill, HealthPayerIntelligence, July 15, 2024