Child Supplemental Question
|
2024 Responses
|
| Requested/required approval of treatment for child from plan in the last 6 months |
| Base (n) |
216 |
| Yes |
25.50% |
| No |
74.50% |
| Summary Rate Score (%Yes) |
25.50% |
| Easy to get referral |
| Opt-out / Exclusion |
|
| My child did not need a referral to a specialist |
93 |
| Base (n) |
116 |
| Always |
32.80% |
| Usually |
15.50% |
| Sometimes |
26.70% |
| Never |
25.00% |
| Summary Rate Score (%Usually or Always) |
48.30% |
| Authorization slowed down child’s ability to receive care/service in the last 6 months |
| Opt-out / Exclusion |
|
| I did not require authorization for services in the last 6 months |
145 |
| Base (n) |
46 |
| No, I received an authorization quickly |
45.70% |
| Yes, the authorization process slowed the process down some |
39.10% |
| Yes, the authorization process slowed the process down a lot |
15.20% |
| Letter of approval or denial from child’s health plan was understandable |
| Base (n) |
178 |
| Yes |
89.90% |
| No |
10.10% |
| Summary Rate Score (%Yes) |
89.90% |
| Child got medical service that required plan pre-approval as soon as needed |
| Opt-out / Exclusion (n) |
|
| My child did not need medical services in the last 6 months |
96 |
| Base (n) |
110 |
| Always |
37.30% |
| Usually |
23.60% |
| Sometimes |
24.50% |
| Never |
14.50% |
| Summary Rate Score (%Usually or Always) |
60.90% |
| Problem you had with child’s health plan’s authorization process |
| Opt-out / Exclusion |
|
| I did not experience a problem with the authorization process |
147 |
| Base (n) |
38 |
| The authorization process is too slow |
65.80% |
| The authorization process was too confusing |
15.80% |
| The authorization was denied |
18.40% |
|
Able to find Dr. who met child’s cultural/racial/ethnic/sexual orientation/ gender/language preferences
|
| Opt-out / Exclusion |
|
|
My child did not have any specific needs or preferences regarding doctors or other healthcare providers
|
95 |
| Prefer not to answer |
45 |
| Base (n) |
64 |
|
Yes, I was able to find a doctor or other healthcare provider that met my child’s preferences
|
84.40% |
|
No, it was not easy to find a doctor or other healthcare provider that met child’s preferences
|
15.60% |
| Easy to find Dr. that respects child’s beliefs/cultural traditions |
| Opt-out / Exclusion (n) |
|
| Prefer not to answer |
41 |
| Base (n) |
161 |
| Always |
61.50% |
| Usually |
20.50% |
| Sometimes |
7.50% |
| Never |
10.60% |
| Summary Rate Score (%Usually or Always) |
82.00% |
|
Main reason unable to find provider who met cultural, racial, ethnic, gender or language preferences
|
| Opt-out / Exclusion |
|
| Prefer not to answer |
50 |
| Not Applicable |
119 |
| Base (n) |
11 |
| I could not find a doctor or other healthcare provider who matched the cultural background of my child |
27.30% |
|
I could not find a doctor or other healthcare provider who was knowledgeable of my child’s cultural background
|
36.40% |
|
I could not find a doctor or other healthcare provider that matched the racial or ethnic background of my child
|
54.50% |
| I could not find a doctor or other healthcare provider who was knowledgeable of my child’s needs, considering my child’s racial or ethnic background |
63.60%
|
|
I could not find a doctor or other healthcare provider that matched the sexual orientation/gender identify of my child
|
54.50% |
| I could not find a doctor or other healthcare provider who was knowledgeable of my child’s needs, considering my child’s sexual orientation/gender identity |
45.50% |
| I could not find a doctor or other healthcare provider who spoke the language(s) that my child speaks (other than English) |
81.80% |
| Health care staff sensitive to child’s cultural needs |
|
| Opt-out / Exclusion (n) |
|
| Prefer not to answer |
39 |
| Base (n) |
159 |
| Always |
65.40% |
| Usually |
12.60% |
| Sometimes |
10.10% |
| Never |
11.90% |
| Summary Rate Score (%Usually or Always) |
78.00% |
| Child treated differently by Drs. because of race/culture/economic status |
| Opt-out / Exclusion |
|
| Prefer not to answer |
32 |
| Base (n) |
167 |
| Never |
89.80% |
| Sometimes |
2.40% |
| Usually |
3.00% |
| Always |
4.80% |
| Summary Rate Score (%Never or Sometimes) |
92.20% |
|
Child treated unfairly by Drs. because of race/ethnicity/language/sexual orientation or gender identity/economic status
|
| Opt-out / Exclusion |
|
| Prefer not to answer |
27 |
| Base (n) |
173 |
| Never |
94.80% |
| Sometimes |
0.60% |
| Usually |
1.70% |
| Always |
2.90% |
| Summary Rate Score (%Never or Sometimes) |
95.40% |
