People with Disabilities

HHS Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy

Robert Goerge, Lucy Mackey-Bilaver, Bong Joo Lee, David Koepke and Allison Harris University of Chicago, Chapin Hall Center for Children

Robert Goerge, Lucy Mackey-Bilaver, Bong Joo Lee, David Koepke and Allison Harris

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

The purpose of this study is to estimate and compare costs of care for children with 11 selected chronic conditions, to compare these costs with costs of care for children without any of these conditions, and to identify whether selected demographic variables are associated with cost variation.

This paper addresses issues which arise at the juncture of welfare and disability policies. Using preliminary data from a recent survey of current and recent AFDC recipients in California, we find that disabilities and chronic health problems affect the mothers or children in 43% of all households in the AFDC system.

In an effort to better understand the impact of managed care on disabled populations, staff from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation's Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy and the Office of Health Policy, in collaboration with HCFA, have developed a series of research and evaluation efforts focused on managed care and people with disabilities.

This research inventory was assembled in preparation for the National Conference on Managed Care for People with Disabilities.