The Continuity Cliff
2024 Medicaid/CHIP · child vs adult by shared domain
State detail
Idaho
Split: kids fare better in 2 of 4 shared domains, adults in 2. Widest kid-advantage is Primary Care Access and Preventive Care; widest adult-advantage is Behavioral Health Care.
ID
Domains compared
4 / 5
Shared domains with data for both programs
Mean delta
−0.12
Average child − adult across compared domains
Widest cliff
+0.14
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−0.54Child0.14 · n=6Adult0.68 · n=8
- Care of Acute and Chronic Conditions+0.10Child0.53 · n=3Adult0.43 · n=6
- 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−0.17Child0.30 · n=5Adult0.47 · n=2
- Primary Care Access and Preventive Care+0.14Child0.14 · n=8Adult0.00 · n=3