TABLE 1.
Demographic Characteristics and Chronic Condition Cohorts of Children Receiving Home Health Care Who are Enrolled in Medicaid (N = 41 434)
| Total HHC Population n = 41 434 |
Children With No Chronic Conditions n = 10 138 (24.5%) | Children with Noncomplex Chronic Conditions n = 16 000 (38.6%) | Children With Complex Chronic Conditions Without Technology n = 8888 (21.5%) | Children with Technology Assistance n = 6408 (15.5%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Age, y | |||||
| <1 | 18 143 (43.8) | 8699 (85.8) | 5689 (35.6) | 3118 (35.1) | 637 (9.9) |
| 1–2 | 3988 (9.6) | 677 (6.7) | 848 (5.3) | 1173 (13.2) | 1290 (20.1) |
| 3–5 | 2646 (6.4) | 76 (0.7) | 1006 (6.3) | 473 (5.3) | 1091 (17) |
| 6–9 | 4784 (11.5) | 107 (1.1) | 2427 (15.2) | 955 (10.7) | 1295 (20.2) |
| 10–14 | 6938 (16.7) | 257 (2.5) | 3609 (22.6) | 1749 (19.7) | 1323 (20.6) |
| 15–17 | 4935 (11.9) | 322 (3.2) | 2421 (15.1) | 1420 (16) | 772 (12) |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 22 574 (54.5) | 4885 (48.2) | 9306 (58.2) | 4955 (55.7) | 3428 (53.5) |
| Female | 18 860 (45.5) | 5253 (51.8) | 6694 (41.8) | 3933 (44.3) | 2980 (46.5) |
| Race and ethnicity | |||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 15 958 (38.5) | 2615 (25.8) | 6772 (42.3) | 3482 (39.2) | 3089 (48.2) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 11 921 (28.8) | 3208 (31.6) | 5018 (31.4) | 2420 (27.2) | 1275 (19.9) |
| Hispanic | 4130 (10) | 1717 (16.9) | 1425 (8.9) | 675 (7.6) | 313 (4.9) |
| Other | 1231 (3) | 399 (3.9) | 428 (2.7) | 245 (2.8) | 159 (2.5) |
| Unknown | 8194 (19.8) | 2199 (21.7) | 2357 (14.7) | 2066 (23.2) | 1572 (24.5) |
| Number of chronic conditionsa | |||||
| None | 10 505 (25.4) | — | 358 (4) | 9 (0.1) | |
| 1 | 11 913 (28.8) | — | 10 175 (63.6) | 1623 (18.3) | 115 (1.8) |
| 2 | 6342 (15.3) | — | 4007 (25) | 2021 (22.7) | 314 (4.9) |
| 3 or more | 12 674 (30.6) | — | 1818 (11.4) | 4886 (55) | 5970 (93.2) |
Data are presented as n (%). —, not applicable.
a
The number of chronic conditions was measured with the AHRQ Chronic Condition Indicator system.