Incorporating the Six Core Elements of Health Care Transition Into a Medicaid Managed Care Plan: Lessons Learned From a Pilot Project

by Margaret McManus, Patience White, Robin Pirtle, Catina Hancock, Michael Ablan, Raquel Corona-Parra. Journal of Pediatric Nursing. 2015;30:700-713.

This article describes the results of and lessons learned from incorporating the Six Core Elements of Health Care Transition into a DC Medicaid managed care plan that serves SSI-eligible youth and young adults. It summarizes the extent of transition improvements within the plan and receipt of recommended transition core elements among a pilot group of young adult enrollees needing to transfer from pediatric to adult health care. See more →