The Effect of Lowering Public Insurance Income Limits on Hospitalizations for Low-Income Children

The Effect of Lowering Public Insurance Income Limits on Hospitalizations for Low-Income Children

Thirty million children are currently covered by public insurance; however, the future funding and structure of public insurance are uncertain. Our objective was to determine the number, estimated costs, and demographic characteristics of hospitalizations that would become ineligible for public insu...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 2018-08, Vol.142 (2), p.1
Hauptverfasser: Bettenhausen, Jessica L, Hall, Matthew, Colvin, Jeffrey D, Puls, Henry T, Chung, Paul J
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Children
Children & youth
Demographics
Demography
Economic aspects
Eligibility
Health aspects
Health insurance
Hospital care
Hospitalization
Hospitals
Pediatrics
Poor children
Poverty
Reimbursement
Threshold limits
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Zusammenfassung:Thirty million children are currently covered by public insurance; however, the future funding and structure of public insurance are uncertain. Our objective was to determine the number, estimated costs, and demographic characteristics of hospitalizations that would become ineligible for public insurance reimbursement under 3 federal poverty level (FPL) eligibility scenarios. In this retrospective cohort study using the 2014 State Inpatient Databases, we included all pediatric (age
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.2017-3486