(image) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Skip To Content
(image) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (image) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(image) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (image) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (image) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Quick Search
Categories
Topics
Financing Center of Excellence

Does Public Insurance Provide Better Financial Protection Against the Rising Health Care Costs for Families of Children with Special Health Care Needs?

Posted on December 10, 2008 12:43

Categories: | |

Topics: Children & Adolescents | CHIP | Medicaid | Mental Health

This study finds that the, for families of children with special healthcare needs, rising healthcare costs from 2001 to 2004 increased their economic burden.  In addition, private insurance coverage provided less financial protection for such families than public coverage. 

Yu, H., Dick, A., & Szilagyi, P. G. (2008). Does public insurance provide better financial protection against rising health care costs for families of children with special health care needs? Medical Care, 46(10): 1064-70. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18815528

Authors: Hao Yu, Andrew Dick, Peter G. Szilagyi


E-mail to Friend | Print | Permalink | Post RSSRSS comment feed

Weekly News Pulse
National Feature Stories
SAMHSA Resources