Annual out-of-pocket expenditures for care of CSHCN* (pie chart): Less than $250, 50.3%; $250-500, 25.5%; $501-1000, 13.0%; more than $1000, 11.2%. *CSHCN are defined as those children who have a chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional condition and who also require health and related services of a type of amount beyond that required by children generally.

Source: Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau (2004). The National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs Chartbook. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.