PURPOSE: To identify changes in ambulatory health care use during the transition from adolescence to young adulthood. METHODS: We analyzed data from health care encounters for adolescents (13-18 year olds) and young adults (19-24 year olds) in the…
OBJECTIVE: To assess health insurance status and health care access of young adults with disabilities attributable to a chronic condition. DESIGN AND SETTING: We analyzed data from the National Health Interview Survey from 1999 to 2002. We present…
Pediatric providers can expect that 1 of every 10 patients they see will have a chronic, activity-limiting health condition. Thanks to earlier diagnosis and improved therapies, most of these children will live well into adulthood. This means that…
