TABLE 3.
Receipt of reimbursed behavioral intervention–related services (in percentages) among children ages 3–7 with current-year autism spectrum disorder (ASD) continuously enrolled in noncapitated large-employer plans, by calendar yeara
| Yearly behavioral intervention–related claims on ≥30 days |
Yearly behavioral intervention–related spending (2017 $) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Any behavioral intervention-related claim | ≥30 days | ≥60 days | ≥90 days | ≥180 days | ≥$10,000 | ≥$20,000 | ≥$50,000 |
| 2011 | 10.7 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| 2012 | 12.6 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| 2013 | 13.6 | 7.6 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 1.7 |
| 2014 | 17.2 | 9.8 | 7.0 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 7.4 | 4.8 | 1.9 |
| 2015 | 23.3 | 15.0 | 11.4 | 8.5 | 3.6 | 11.6 | 8.2 | 3.0 |
| 2016 | 27.9 | 19.4 | 15.3 | 12.3 | 5.0 | 15.4 | 10.5 | 3.8 |
| 2017 | 32.3 | 23.2 | 18.9 | 15.4 | 6.1 | 19.6 | 14.4 | 5.9 |
a
Source: MarketScan Commercial database, 2011–2017. Children with current-year ASD diagnoses had two or more ASD claims on separate days in the calendar year. P<.001, two-sample tests of proportions (immediate form) for all changes between 2011 and 2017.