Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Report: Medicaid Autism Treatment 22k per Child

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The total health care expenditure per child with autism spectrum disorders was $22,079 in 2000 and rose to $22,772 in 2003, researchers say.
Drs. Li Wang and Douglas Leslie of Pennsylvania State College of Medicine used Medicaid data from 42 states from 2000 to 2003 to evaluate costs for patients of autism spectrum disorders age 17 and under who were continuously enrolled in fee-for-service Medicaid

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