The Continuity Cliff
2024 Medicaid/CHIP · child vs adult by shared domain
State detail
Alabama
Split: kids fare better in 4 of 5 shared domains, adults in 1. Widest kid-advantage is Primary Care Access and Preventive Care; widest adult-advantage is Behavioral Health Care.
AL
Domains compared
5 / 5
Shared domains with data for both programs
Mean delta
+0.10
Average child − adult across compared domains
Widest cliff
+0.35
Primary Care Access and Preventive Care
delta = child − adult+ children fare better− adults fare better
Child vs adult by shared domain
Bars show each program’s domain composite (0 = national bottom quartile, 1 = top). The delta is child − adult. Domains where only one program reported are shown as not compared — never imputed.
- Behavioral Health Care−0.11Child0.21 · n=6Adult0.33 · n=8
- Care of Acute and Chronic Conditions+0.05Child0.77 · n=3Adult0.72 · n=10
- Experience of Care+0.04Child0.81 · n=1Adult0.78 · n=1
- Maternal and Perinatal Health+0.18Child0.66 · n=5Adult0.47 · n=3
- Primary Care Access and Preventive Care+0.35Child0.55 · n=8Adult0.20 · n=4