Health Care Coverage and Glycemic Control in Young Adults With Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes: Results From the TODAY2 Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the relationship between health care coverage and HbA_1c in young adults with youth-onset type 2 diabetes who transitioned to community diabetes care after receiving care during the Treatment Options for type 2 Diabetes in Adolescents and Youth (TODAY) study.

Research design and methods

Participants completed questionnaires annually. HbA_1c was measured in a central laboratory. Data from 2 years before and after transitioning to community care (2013-2016) were examined and compared between states with and without expanded Medicaid.

Results

In 2016 (n = 427; mean age 24 years), 2 years after transitioning to community care, 93% of participants in states with Medicaid expansion had health care coverage compared with 68% (<

SUBMITTER: TODAY Study Group 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7510035 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature