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On Children’s Health Insurance Coverage

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1. Ann Miller RN MHA, on September 19, 2016 at 6:08 PM said:

   Children’s Hospitals Had Medicaid Losses of $9,722,367 in 2009

   JAMA Pediatrics recently published a study on Medicaid reimbursement from pediatric care. Here are some key findings from the report:

   • Freestanding children’s hospitals (FSCHs) had 4082 Medicaid discharges in 2009.
   • Non–children’s teaching hospitals had 674 Medicaid-insured discharges.
   • Non–children’s nonteaching hospitals had 161 Medicaid-insured discharges.
   • FSCHs had median Medicaid losses from pediatric inpatient care of $9,722,367.
   • Non–children’s teaching hospitals had median Medicaid losses of $204,100.
   • Non–children’s nonteaching hospitals had median Medicaid losses of $28,310.

   Source: JAMA Pediatrics, September 12, 2016

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2. Ann Miller RN MHA, on January 5, 2017 at 7:38 PM said:

   $233.5 Billion Spent on Children’s Healthcare in 2013

   JAMA Pediatrics recently published an analysis of healthcare spending on children. Here are some key findings from the report:

   • From 1996-2013, children’s health spending rose from $149.6 to $233.5 billion.
   • In 2013, the largest proportion of spending for children was well-newborn care.
   • Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder was the second largest expense.
   • Spending per child was greatest for infants under 1, at $11,741 in 2013.
   • Mental health caused 24.8% of the increases in children’s health care spending.
   • Spending per child increased from $1,915 in 1996 to $2,777 in 2013.

   Source: JAMA Pediatrics
   [December 27, 2016]

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