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Direct linkRuble, Lisa A.; Heflinger, Craig Anne; Renfrew, J. William; Saunders, Robert C. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2005
Although Medicaid is the largest public payer of behavioral health services, information on access and utilization of services is lacking, and no data on the frequency of service use or types of services provided for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are available. As states move toward managed care approaches for their Medicaid…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Health Insurance, Children, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Download full textRuble, Lisa; Heflinger, Craig Anne; Renfrew, J. William; Robson, Dana – 2002
This study examined the utilization rate of behavioral health services by children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) over a 6-year period and compared this rate to the expected number of children with ASD in TennCare, Tennessee's managed care Medicaid program. Analysis of TennCare patient data found the rate at which children with ASD received…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Change, Children, Community Services
