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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2016 Feb 17;172:187–193.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.01.049

Table 3.

Family Reported Impact of Caring for a Child with Medical Complexity (CMC).*

CMC Cohort (n=167)

n %
Family's out of pocket health care costs in last 12 months
    <$250 73 44.0
    $250-499 27 16.3
    $500-999 21 12.7
    $1,000-4,999 30 18.1
    ≥$5,000 15 9.0
Child's health care caused financial problems 82 49.7
Family member stopped working because of child's health 101 60.5
Family member cut work to care for the child 110 65.9
Family member avoided changing jobs to maintain health insurance 64 39.0
Hours/week spent in care coordination [median, (IQR)] 3 (1-7)
*

Questions adapted from National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (NS-CSHCN)