Health Service Utilization Patterns Among Medicaid Enrollees With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for Pandemic Response and Recovery Efforts.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the impact of COVID-19 on health service utilization of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) through an analysis of Medicaid claims data.

Design

Retrospective cohort study of Medicaid claims.

Setting and participants

Medicaid members aged 25 to 64 years from January 1, 2018, to March 31, 2021, from the states of Louisiana, Pennsylvania, and Wyoming.

Intervention

We analyzed data from two 12-month time periods (pre-COVID-19 and during COVID-19) and assessed the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health service utilization and service intensity for 3 cohorts: (1) IDD with preexisting mental health diagnoses, (2) IDD without mental health diagnoses, and (3) all other Medicaid members.

Main outcome measure

SUBMITTER: Kearly A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11441349 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov-Dec 01

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature