Longitudinal Healthcare Utilization of Medicaid-Insured Children with a History of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

To describe longitudinal healthcare utilization of Medicaid-insured children with a history of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) compared with similar children without NAS.Study design: Retrospective, longitudinal cohort study. Data were extracted from the Medicaid Analytic eXtract files for all available states and D.C. from 2003-2013. Subjects were followed up to 11 years. 17,229 children with NAS were identified using the ICD-9 code 779.5. Children without NAS, matched on demographic and health variables, served as the comparison group.

Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - February 2, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tammy E. Corr, Xueyi Xing, Guodong Liu Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research