The Continuity Cliff
2024 Medicaid/CHIP · child vs adult by shared domain
State detail
Maine
Split: kids fare better in 3 of 4 shared domains, adults in 1. Widest kid-advantage is Behavioral Health Care; widest adult-advantage is Maternal and Perinatal Health.
ME
Domains compared
4 / 5
Shared domains with data for both programs
Mean delta
+0.07
Average child − adult across compared domains
Widest cliff
+0.16
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+0.16Child0.74 · n=6Adult0.58 · n=8
- Care of Acute and Chronic Conditions+0.15Child0.66 · n=3Adult0.51 · n=9
- 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−0.15Child0.53 · n=4Adult0.68 · n=1
- Primary Care Access and Preventive Care+0.10Child0.44 · n=6Adult0.34 · n=4