RT Book, Section
A1 Feinstein, James A.
A1 Brittan, Mark
A1 Stille, Christopher J.
A2 Kline, Mark W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1182927523
T1 Complex Care
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259588594
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182927523
RD 2024/04/25
AB In  1997,  the  Maternal  Child  Health  Bureau  adopted  the  term  children  with  special  healthcare  needs  (CSHCN)  to  identify  children  who  have,  or  are  at  risk  of  having,  a  chronic  physical,  developmental,  behavioral,  or  emotional  condition  that  requires  health  and  related  services  of  a  type  or  amount  beyond  that  generally  required  by  children.  The  prevalence  of  CSHCN  ranges  from  12%  to  19%.  Children  with  special  healthcare  needs  use  more  resources  and  have  greater  unmet  healthcare  needs  (both  primary  and  specialty  care),  higher  costs,  and  inadequate  insurance.  Compared  to  those  without  special  healthcare  needs,  there  is  an  increase  in  healthcare  costs  borne  by  families  of  CSHCN,  particularly  those  who  have  private  insurance.  Among  CSHCN,  poor  and  minority  children  are  at  higher  risk  for  inadequate  insurance,  as  are  children  with  higher  levels  of  functional  disability.