Statistical Brief 434: The Five Most Costly Children’s Conditions, 2011: Estimates for U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Children, Ages 0-17

The report, released April 10, 2014 by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, uses data from the Household Component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS-HC) to present details about the five most costly children’s health conditions. The most costly conditions—mental health, asthma/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), trauma-related disorders, acute bronchitis and upper respiratory infections, and otitis media (ear infections)—were determined by totaling and ranking the expenses by condition for all medical care delivered to children in 2011. The analysis presents details about the number of children served by setting and the share . . .