A survey of out-of-pocket expenditures for children with autism spectrum disorder in Israel

Raanan Raz; Liat Lerner-Geva; Odelia Leon; Gabriel Chodick; Lidia V. Gabis

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A survey of out-of-pocket expenditures for children with autism spectrum disorder in Israel

Raanan Raz^*, Liat Lerner-Geva, Odelia Leon, Gabriel Chodick, Lidia V. Gabis

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Abstract

We describe a survey of children with ASD aged 4-10 years. The main dependent variables were out-of-pocket expenditures for health services and hours of therapy. Multivariable logistic regression models were used in order to find independent predictors for service utilization. Parents of 178 of the children (87 %) agreed to participate. The average annual out-of-pocket cost was $8,288, with a median of $4,473 and a range of $0-89,754. Higher severity of ASD and a parent with an academic degree were associated with higher expenditure. Having at least one older sibling, siblings without developmental disorders, regular education setting, lower parent education and low income were associated with lower expenditure.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2295-2302
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Volume	43
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-013-1782-2
State	Published - Oct 2013
Externally published	Yes

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Acknowledgments The study was funded by the Israel National Institute for Health Policy and Health Services Research (NIHP).

Keywords

Autism spectrum disorders
Health services
Out-of-pocket costs
Pervasive developmental disorders

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