Kids With Autism Face Health Care Disparities, Study Finds

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From: " Mr. Wonderful " <rick_tallman1@...>

(From the Institute for the Study of Known

Phenomena

The university got a mega-bucks grant to do this study. All they had to

do was ask parents of children with autism.

READY for a good laugh? Read the part that says; " parents also paid

more, with their out-of-pocket costs often exceeding a thousand dollars

per year, "

Most parents wish it was ONLY a thousand a year.)

And of course, once again, the term

" health care " is used to describe the payment for health care,

not the actual treatment or the quality of the treatment.

Kids With Autism Face Health Care Disparities, Study

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FRIDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) -- Although children with autism

spectrum disorders need more health care services, they have less access

to specialized care than children with other conditions, such as asthma

or diabetes, according to a new study.

The services used by children with autism are also more costly, the

researchers from the University of Missouri-Columbia revealed in the

report published in the July-September issue of Research in Autism

Spectrum Disorders.

" Across the board, children with autism spectrum disorders used more

health care services, including in-patient stays in the hospital, and

required more medications, " study co-author Cheak-Zamora,

assistant professor of health sciences in the university's School of

Health Professions, said in a university news release.

" Children's insurance companies paid more for services, and parents

also paid more, with their out-of-pocket costs often exceeding a thousand

dollars per year, " she added.

Autism spectrum disorder is the umbrella term for a group of

developmental disorders with similar features, ranging from Asperger's

syndrome at the mild end to full-blown autism. In general, it is a

complex disability that causes problems with social interaction and

communication, and is often marked by obsessive and repetitive

behaviors.

For their investigation, the researchers examined previous studies that

calculated the total health care costs paid by the families of children

with autism spectrum disorders. In analyzing the information, they found

that children with autism, who are at risk for other conditions, such as

seizures, sleep disturbances and gastrointestinal problems, paid more for

the care they received than other kids with illnesses that required

specialized care.

" Children with autism spectrum disorders need coordinated health

care, better access to services and more affordable care, " said

Cheak-Zamora. " Insurance companies should develop policies that will

cover the treatments children with autism spectrum disorders

need. "

The study authors concluded that children with autism spectrum disorders

should have a " medical home, " which is the term for coordinated

team care led by a primary care physician.

" In general, having a medical home helps ensure you have quality

health care. It examines how well your health care providers are giving

you coordinated care in which the family is truly a partner, "

explained Cheak-Zamora. " We found that children with autism spectrum

disorders have medical homes less often than children with other special

health care needs. This is a problem because families without a medical

home report experiencing more financial problems and difficulties

accessing and utilizing needed medical services. "

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