Children with special health care needs who are enrolled in commercial, employer-based health insurance plans may be at … of service use and cost for 30,000 children with special health care needs enrolled in private managed care plans in 1999-2000. …

have examined this trend in children with special health care needs. This study used data from two large commercial managed … care plans in UnitedHealth Group to examine how many and what kinds of prescription drugs these children used, as well as … their costs. The researchers found that children with special health care needs were given many different prescriptions for …