The Continuity Cliff
2024 Medicaid/CHIP · child vs adult by shared domain
State detail
Dist. of Col.
Split: kids fare better in 2 of 5 shared domains, adults in 3. Widest kid-advantage is Care of Acute and Chronic Conditions; widest adult-advantage is Primary Care Access and Preventive Care.
DC
Domains compared
5 / 5
Shared domains with data for both programs
Mean delta
+0.01
Average child − adult across compared domains
Widest cliff
+0.39
Care of Acute and Chronic Conditions
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+0.06Child0.58 · n=6Adult0.51 · n=9
- Care of Acute and Chronic Conditions+0.39Child0.66 · n=3Adult0.27 · n=5
- Experience of Care−0.07Child0.10 · n=1Adult0.18 · n=1
- Maternal and Perinatal Health−0.05Child0.50 · n=5Adult0.55 · n=2
- Primary Care Access and Preventive Care−0.26Child0.62 · n=8Adult0.88 · n=3