New Autism Study Findings Recently Were Reported by Researchers at Indiana University (The Effects of Health Insurance Coverage On Workforce Engagement of Family Caregivers of Children With Intellectual Disability and Autism): Developmental Diseases and Conditions – Autism

2024 APR 22 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Investigators discuss new findings in Developmental Diseases and Conditions - Autism. According to news originating from Bloomington, Indiana, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “For many families of children with intellectual disability and autism (ID/ASD), private health insurance and public programs, such as Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), are critical sources of support. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of health insurance coverage on workforce engagement of parents of children with ID/ASD.”

Financial support for this research came from Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from Indiana University, “The study utilized 2014-2018 pooled National Health Interview Survey data to construct national estimates and test the effects of health insurance status on parent workforce outcomes. Primary findings indicate significantly higher odds of workforce absence (OR = 2.83, p< .0038) and unemployment (OR = 8.91, p< .0038) among parents with children with ID/ASD using public health insurance, compared to the reference group. Additionally, parents of children with ID/ASD who were uninsured were found to experience significantly higher unemployment (OR = 4.86, p< .0038) than the reference group.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “Findings have policy and research implications related to workforce engagement for parents, including issues impacting health insurance coverage, specifically related to Medicaid and CHIP.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: The Effects of Health Insurance Coverage On Workforce Engagement of Family Caregivers of Children With Intellectual Disability and Autism. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2024;129(1):10-25. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities can be contacted at: Amer Assoc Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities - Aaidd, 8403 Colesville Road, Suite 900, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States.

The news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained from Derek Nord, Indiana University, Indiana Inst Disabil & Community, 2880 E Discovery Pkwy, Bloomington, IN 47408, United States. Additional authors for this research include John Andresen and Kristin Hamre.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1352/1944-7558-129.1.10. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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