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Jun 1, 2022 · BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES. The National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) is the nation’s primary source for data on children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) and the only source for state-level estimates. We provide the latest estimates of CYSHCN in the United States, describe population characteristics, as well as the proportion that are served in a well-functioning ...
In 2019-2020, nearly 1 in 5 children (19.4%) in the United States had a special health care need, representing 14.1 million children. More than 1 in 4 households with children (28.6%) had at least one CYSHCN. Special health care needs were slightly more common among non-Hispanic Black children (23.3%) and children living in poverty (22.8%).
Aug 9, 2023 · One in five (20 %) kids living in the United States — more than 14. 5 million children total — has special health care needs, according to the National Survey of Children’s Health. Children within this group are more likely to experience chronic physical, developmental, behavioral or emotional ...
The types of insurance vary for children with special healthcare needs, 9.3% of CSHCN have no insurance at all, 52.4% have private insurance, 35.9% have public insurance and 8.2% have some combination of both public and private. [2]
Jun 1, 2022 · According to HRSA’s National Survey of Children’s Health, special health care needs were most common among non-Hispanic Black children, with nearly 1 in 4 having a special health care need compared to about 1 in 5 non-Hispanic White children and about 1 in 6 Hispanic children. Children with special health care needs are more likely to be ...
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Jun 1, 2022 · Only 14.9% of CYSHCN were reported to receive care in a well-organized system. Rates were substantially lower among older and more heavily affected children with adjusted rate ratios for access to a well-functioning system of care, indicating a 72% reduction for adolescents (12-17), compared with young children (0-5) and a 24% to 53% reduction ...
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The National Survey of Children’s Health identified 1 in 4 children ages 12 to 17 as having special health care needs in 2019, 1 and the American Community Survey estimates that more than 1.3 million U.S. young people ages 16 to 20 have a disability. 2 Many young people have more than one condition: 17 percent of children ages 12 to 17 have two or three chronic conditions and 10 percent have ...
