Health Care costs associated with Child Maltreatment: Impact on Medicaid
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2013
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Pediatrics
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Although many health impacts of child maltreatment have been documented, no claims-based study has quantified the impact of maltreatment on health service utilization and costs. This study presents systematic claims-based estimates of maltreatment impacts on utilization and costs for the Medicaid population.
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Child maltreatment, Economic impact