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Table 6 Costs at one-year follow-up for uninsured children compared with children who obtained health insurance

From: The health and healthcare impact of providing insurance coverage to uninsured children: A prospective observational study

Cost Item

Mean (±SD) Cost per Child

Difference

P

Uninsured (N = 41)

Obtained Medicaid or CHIP Insurance (N = 196)

ED visits

$607.14 (±213)

$476.92 (±400)

$130.22

.09

Hospitalizations

$1131.08 (±301)

$730.85 (±122)

$400.23

.03

ICU stays

$2893.63 (±557)

$934.86 (±356)

$1958.77

.10

Wages and other costs related to parental missed work days

$522.79 (±111)

$126.20 (±30)

$396.59

.04

Total costs

$5154.63 (±1122)

$2268.88 (±536)

$2885.75

.04