Policy Brief on Medicaid & CHIP: Recommendations to Assist Youth and Young Adults with Disabilities Aging Out of Medicaid & CHIP

This policy brief by the National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health investigates the changes experienced by low-income youth and young adults with disabilities when they lose their childhood eligibility status under Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Based on a literature review and key informant interviews, the authors present findings such as common structural barriers facing young adults with disabilities wanting to remain on Medicaid. They also offer recommendations for program and policy reform; transition supports; outreach, education, and collaboration; and other strategies to decrease disruptions and disparities in access to public program services. This policy brief is part of a larger national study on aging out of public programs.

See more resources from this project:

A National Report: Youth and Young Adults with Disabilities Aging Out of Medicaid, CHIP, SSI, and Title V Programs – Barriers, Inequities, and Recommendations

A Five-State Case Study: Black Youth and Young Adults with Disabilities Aging Out of Medicaid, CHIP, SSI, and Title V Programs

Policy Briefs: Recommendations to Assist Youth and Young Adults with Disabilities Aging Out of:

• • Title V
  • SSI