Less Than 1 in 4 Perinatally Exposed Infants Tested for Hep C
Rate of testing significantly lower among African-American infants
Shift in Birth Timing Tied to Decline in Birth Weights
Finding largely due to changes in obstetric practices toward cesarean deliveries, inductions from 1990 to 2013
Considerable Increase Seen in List, Net Prices of Branded Drugs
From 2007 to 2018, list prices increased 159 percent, while net prices increased by 60 percent
Racial/Ethnic Insurance Coverage Disparity Down Since ACA
From 2013 to 2017, drop seen in unadjusted, adjusted black-white gap, Hispanic-white gap in uninsurance
Late Mortality Down for Young Adult, Adolescent Cancer Survivors
Five-year mortality from all causes overall decreased, but improvement was limited for some cancer types
CDC: ~14 Percent of Children Have ADHD, Learning Disability
Likelihood of having ever been diagnosed with ADHD, learning disability highest for non-Hispanic blacks
NICU Babies at Risk for Later Mental Health Issues
Findings based on long-term follow-up of NICU graduates into adolescence
1996 to 2016 Saw Increases in U.S. Spending on Health Care
Public, private insurance, out-of-pocket payments increased by 2.9, 2.6, and 1.1 percent annually
Pediatrician Use of Developmental Screening Tools Increasing
2002 to 2016 saw tripling in use and increase in referral of at-risk patients to early intervention
Mean Age at Drug Use Initiation Increasing for Many Drugs
For 12 of 18 drugs examined, including cigarettes, marijuana, cocaine, mean age at initiation increased
