Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs.
239 Percent of children with special health care needs with health insurance that is not adequate, United States, 2002, by
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs.
Number of children with special health care needs with health insurance.
Number of children with special health care needs with health insurance that is not adequate.
Insurance adequacy is a composite of three questions asked: Does (sample child)'s health insurance offer benefits or cover services that meet (his/her) needs? Are the costs not covered by (sample child)'s health insurance reasonable? Does (sample child)'s health insurance allow (him/her) to see the health care providers (he/she) needs? Response options for each question were never; sometimes; usually; always. If all three were answered either usually or always, the insurance was coded as adequate; if any of the three were answered otherwise, the insurance was coded inadequate.