Patient-Reported Outcomes to Describe Global Health and Family Relationships in Pediatric Weight Management.

Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) can assess chronic health. The study aims were to pilot a survey through the PEDSnet Healthy Weight Network (HWN), collecting PROs in tertiary care pediatric weight management programs (PWMP) in the United States, and demonstrate that a 50% enrollment rate was feasible; describe PROs in this population; and explore the relationship between child/family characteristics and PROs. Participants included 12- to 18-year-old patients and parents of 5- to 18-year-olds receiving care at PWMP in eight HWN sites.

Differences in Health Care Needs, Health Care Utilization, and Health Care Outcomes Among Children With Special Health Care Needs in Ohio: A Comparative Analysis Between Medicaid and Private Insurance.

Objective: This study explores comparative differentials in health care needs, health care utilization, and health status between Medicaid and private/employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) among a statewide population of children with special health care needs (CSHCN) in Ohio.

Methods: We used data from the 2012 Ohio Medicaid Assessment Survey to examine CSHCN's health care needs, utilization, status, and health outcomes by insurance type. Adjusted multivariable logistic regression models were used to explore associations between public and private health insurance, as well as the utilization and health outcome variables.