Adverse Childhood Experiences: Health Care Utilization And Expenditures In Adulthood

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Uses 2021 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Household Component data to estimate healthcare utilization and expenditures for adults with and without adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in addition to various health conditions and behaviors. Exhibit 1 includes prevalence and relative risk of various demographic and geographic factors by number of ACEs. Discusses policy implications of study findings.

Thomas M. Selden, Didem M. Bernard, Sandra L. Decker, Zhengyi Fang

Health Affairs, 43(8)

07/2024

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Abuse and violence · Health disparities · Policy · Statistics and data