Trends in Health Care Use and Spending for Young Children With Neurologic Impairment.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Children with neurologic impairment (NI) are a growing subset of children who frequently use health care. We examined health care use and spending trends across services for children with NI during their first 5 years of life.

Methods

This was a retrospective study of 13 947 children with NI in the multistate IBM Medicaid MarketScan Database (2009-2017). We established birth cohorts of children with NI and analyzed claims from birth to 5 years. NI, identified by using International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, diagnosis codes, was defined as ≥1 neurologic diagnosis that was associated with functional and/or intellectual impairment. We measured annual health care use and per-member-per-year spending by inpatient, emergency department (ED

SUBMITTER: Bayer ND 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8762668 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature