Effects of autism spectrum disorder insurance mandates on the treated prevalence of autism spectrum disorder
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- Research brief (Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics)
- Author(s):
- Mandell, David S., author Barry, Colleen L., author Marcus, Steven C., author Xie, Ming, author Shea, Kathleen, author Mullan, Katherine, author Epstein. Andrew J., author
- Contributor(s):
- Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, issuing body.
- Publication:
- Philadelphia, PA : Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, May 2016
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Autism Spectrum Disorder -- epidemiology Autism Spectrum Disorder -- therapy Insurance Coverage -- statistics & numerical data Mandatory Programs Prevalence Adolescent Autism Spectrum Disorder -- diagnosis Child State Government Young Adult Humans United States
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- KEY FINDINGS: State mandates requiring commercial health plans to cover services for children with autism spectrum disorder increased the number of children diagnosed with the disorder. However, diagnosis rates remain much lower than community estimates, suggesting that many commercially insured children with ASD remain undiagnosed or are insured through public plans.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (2 pages)).
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101691458 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101691458