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Children and Youth with Medical Complexity have a wide variety of conditions and diagnoses - with no single definition to encompass them all. Most children and youth with medical complexity have multiple chronic conditions, functional limitations, high healthcare use, and a need for ongoing caregiving.
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Less than one percent of children live with medical complexity and over two-thirds have a single health chronic condition.
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Having a child with medical complexity does not discriminate based on income, race, sex or geography.
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About a third of children with medical complexity receive medical technology assistance.
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Children with medical complexity depend heavily on informal and unpaid caregiving by family members.