The Continuity Cliff
2024 Medicaid/CHIP · child vs adult by shared domain
State detail
New York
Split: kids fare better in 1 of 4 shared domains, adults in 3. Widest kid-advantage is Behavioral Health Care; widest adult-advantage is Care of Acute and Chronic Conditions.
NY
Domains compared
4 / 5
Shared domains with data for both programs
Mean delta
−0.05
Average child − adult across compared domains
Widest cliff
+0.31
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+0.31Child0.99 · n=6Adult0.68 · n=9
- Care of Acute and Chronic Conditions−0.26Child0.24 · n=3Adult0.49 · n=10
- 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−0.09Child0.57 · n=5Adult0.67 · n=3
- Primary Care Access and Preventive Care−0.17Child0.79 · n=8Adult0.97 · n=4