The Continuity Cliff
2024 Medicaid/CHIP · child vs adult by shared domain
State detail
Arizona
Split: kids fare better in 2 of 4 shared domains, adults in 2. Widest kid-advantage is Behavioral Health Care; widest adult-advantage is Maternal and Perinatal Health.
AZ
Domains compared
4 / 5
Shared domains with data for both programs
Mean delta
+0.09
Average child − adult across compared domains
Widest cliff
+0.42
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+0.42Child0.95 · n=6Adult0.53 · n=8
- Care of Acute and Chronic Conditions−0.12Child0.40 · n=3Adult0.52 · n=11
- Experience of Carenot compared
Only one Core Set program reported a measure in this domain, so no directional comparison is possible.
- Maternal and Perinatal Health−0.16Child0.21 · n=5Adult0.36 · n=3
- Primary Care Access and Preventive Care+0.23Child0.47 · n=8Adult0.25 · n=4