Expenditures and Cost

News and Numbers

Date	Title
12/14/11	Bronchitis and Asthma Most Commonly Treated Conditions Among Children

MEPS Reports

MEPS Chartbook, No. 1:
Children's Health 1996
MEPS Statistical Brief, No. 28:
Health Insurance Status of Children in America: 1996-2002 Estimates for the Non-institutionalized Population Under Age 18
MEPS Statistical Brief, No. 44:
Health Insurance Status of Children in America, 1996-2003: Estimates for the U.S. Population under Age 18
MEPS Statistical Brief, No. 85:
Health Insurance Status of Children in America, 1996-2004: Estimates for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population under Age 18

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Research Findings

Research Activities, October 2012:
Nuclear kidney scans in children with urinary tract infections increase costs and radiation exposure
Research Activities, March 2012:
Costs of congenital heart operations vary among hospitals
Research Activities, February 2012:
Bronchitis and asthma most commonly treated conditions among children
Research Activities, December 2011:
Children's use of asthma controller drugs doubles
Research Activities, September 2011:
Drug expenses for children with asthma more than doubled in 10 years
Research Activities, October 2010:
Most spending on children's health care in Medicaid and CHIP goes for children with chronic health problems
Research Activities, June 2009:
Mental disorders, asthma, and trauma injuries topped the list of most costly medical conditions in children in 2006
Research Activities, February 2009:
Adolescent females who are overweight have higher health expenditures than adolescent males who are overweight

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