Behavioral Health Business July 15, 2024
Rates of autism are higher among children with public insurance compared to those with private or no insurance coverage.
That’s according to a new report produced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Approximately 5% of children between the ages of 3 and 17 with public insurance coverage have an autism diagnosis. Comparatively, 2% of children with private coverage only or no current coverage report having autism.
All children enrolled in Medicaid and in the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) receive screenings to identify health and developmental issues as soon as possible as part of the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) benefit, according to the report.
Half of children with autism on public insurance were diagnosed...
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