Executive Briefings | April 15, 2019
Opportunities In The Autism Market Shift With More Managed Care
The prevalence of autism in the U.S. population continues to rise. Last year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new prevalence estimates, which showed an increase from 1 in 68 children in 2014, to 1 in 59 children in 2018. But that is only part of the story. Consumers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) use more health care resources and have unique health care management needs. As part of our coverage, we found that this consumer group show costly health care utilization patterns, including inpatient hospitalizations (5.6% compared to 3.2% for the overall population . . .