Parent Ratings of Health Insurance Adequacy for Children with Emotional, Behavioral, or Developmental Problems.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Parents of children with special health care needs (CSHCN) report that private insurance is less adequate than public health coverage. Parents of CSHCN with emotional, behavioral, or developmental problems (EBDPs) may perceive private insurance to be especially inadequate due to higher need for a wider array of non-medical services and supports. This study's objective is to assess differences in parent ratings of insurance adequacy for public versus private health coverage between non-CSHCN, CSHCN, and CSHCN with EBDPs.

Methods

This study pooled publicly available data from the 2016 through 2019 National Survey of Children's Health. Multivariable fixed effects logistic regression models estimated the association between insurance type, CSCHN and EBDP status, and pa

SUBMITTER: Graaf G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10578061 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature