Expenditures and Healthcare Utilization of Patients Receiving Care at a Specialized Primary Care Clinic Designed with and for Autistic Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We previously found that autistic adults who received care through a primary care embedded specialized clinic, called the Center for Autism Services and Transition (CAST), had higher satisfaction, continuity of care, and preventive care use than national samples of autistic adults.

Objective

Examine the impact of CAST on healthcare utilization and expenditures.

Design

Retrospective study of medical billing data.

Sample

CAST patients (N = 490) were propensity score matched to Medicare-enrolled autistic adults (N = 980) and privately insured autistic adults (N = 980) using demographic characteristics. The median age of subjects was 21 years, 79% were male, and the median duration of observation was 2.2 years.

Main measures

We quantified expendit

SUBMITTER: Alain G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9360285 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature