The Continuity Cliff
2024 Medicaid/CHIP · child vs adult by shared domain
State detail
Arkansas
Kids outperform adults across 4 of 5 shared domains; the widest gap is Behavioral Health Care.
AR
Domains compared
5 / 5
Shared domains with data for both programs
Mean delta
+0.17
Average child − adult across compared domains
Widest cliff
+0.34
Behavioral Health 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+0.34Child0.67 · n=6Adult0.32 · n=9
- Care of Acute and Chronic Conditions−0.02Child0.51 · n=3Adult0.53 · n=8
- Experience of Care+0.31Child0.85 · n=1Adult0.54 · n=1
- Maternal and Perinatal Health+0.11Child0.51 · n=5Adult0.40 · n=2
- Primary Care Access and Preventive Care+0.10Child0.28 · n=7Adult0.18 · n=4