Use of Medicare Claims as a Source for Research Prevalence and Utilization of Medical Care Services in Persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder Over and Under Age 65
Objective:
1. To evaluate the feasibility of using Medicare claims by determining the number of identifiable persons with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in a three year limited data set (2008-2010)
2. To describe the structure, types, and limitations of Medicare claims files for ASD researc