The effect of Medicaid waivers on ameliorating racial/ethnic disparities among children with autism.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the effects of Medicaid Home and Community-based Services (HCBS) waivers on reducing racial/ethnic disparities in unmet need for services among families of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Data sources

Data from the 2003, 2007, and 2011 waves of the National Survey of Children's Health and the 2005 and 2010 waves of the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs were used. Data on waiver characteristics were collected from source materials that were submitted in support of each state's waiver application. Waiver characteristics were combined to create a single waiver generosity variable.

Study design

Quasi-difference-in-difference-in-difference models were used to determine the effect of waiver generosity on racial/eth

SUBMITTER: LaClair M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6606603 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature