Family Well-being in MA
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Families experience a variety of consequences of caring for a child with a chronic condition including increased health care costs, lost employment, and increased stress. The current economic situation in Massachusetts may further exacerbate the financial strain, and subsequently stress, on families with children with special health care needs (CSHCN).
This study examines the financial impact of having a child with a disability in Massachusetts, and how certain child characteristics, such as race and severity of condition, and family characteristics such as poverty status relate to the financial burden experienced by families. It further examines how financial impact relates to the Maternal and Child Health Bureau’s key indicators of progress towards Healthy People 2010 national goal for service systems for CSHCN.
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Unmet Need for Children with Special Health Care Needs in Massachusetts
Children with special health care needs (CSHCN) require a range of services, such as an increase in health and mental health services, a need for professional care coordination, and guidance with transition into adulthood. National studies have shown that CSHCN have higher rates of unmet need for medical services compared to children in the general population. Access to needed health care is vital to these children, as well as all children, for optimal growth and development.
This study examines unmet need among CSHCN in Massachusetts and how certain child characteristics (such as race and condition severity), and family characteristics (such as poverty status) relate to unmet need experienced by children. It further examines how unmet need relates to the Maternal and Child Health Bureau’s key indicators of progress towards Healthy People 2010 national goal for service systems for CSHCN. Lastly, this study examines unmet need among CSHCN in Massachusetts with a more severe condition.
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