The Continuity Cliff
2024 Medicaid/CHIP · child vs adult by shared domain
State detail
New Mexico
Split: kids fare better in 3 of 4 shared domains, adults in 1. Widest kid-advantage is Primary Care Access and Preventive Care; widest adult-advantage is Behavioral Health Care.
NM
Domains compared
4 / 5
Shared domains with data for both programs
Mean delta
+0.13
Average child − adult across compared domains
Widest cliff
+0.30
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−0.10Child0.40 · n=6Adult0.50 · n=7
- Care of Acute and Chronic Conditions+0.07Child0.52 · n=3Adult0.45 · n=6
- Experience of Care+0.24Child0.39 · n=1Adult0.15 · n=1
- Maternal and Perinatal Healthnot compared
Only one Core Set program reported a measure in this domain, so no directional comparison is possible.
- Primary Care Access and Preventive Care+0.30Child0.51 · n=7Adult0.21 · n=4