AHRQ Stats: Most Expensive Health Services for Children Treated for Autism Spectrum Disorder

AHRQ Stats: Most Expensive Health Services for Children Treated for Autism Spectrum Disorder Ambulatory services accounted for nearly half of all expenses for children who did and did not receive treatment for autism spectrum disorder between 2018 and 2022. Additionally, home health services accounted for 35.6 percent of costs among children who received treatment. (Source: AHRQ Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Statistical Brief #565, Treatment and Health Expenditures among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2018-2022.) https://meps.ahrq.gov/data_stats/Pub_ProdResults_Details.jsp?pt=Statistical+Brief&opt=1&id=1319