Promote effective transition from pediatric to adult health care.

The National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health/Got Transition has released two new reports and three policy briefs on the significant challenges and inequities that youth and young adults with disabilities face when aging out of Medicaid, CHIP, SSI, and Title V Programs.

This press release describes a new 5-year cooperative agreement from the federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to form a new national center for the system of services for children and youth with special health care needs.. See more →

This press release describes a new grant award from the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health (LPFCH) to address the cliff that low-income youth with special health care needs (YSHCN) face as they age into adulthood and lose their child eligibility status in 4 major public programs: Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Program, and Title V Programs for Children with Special Needs. See more →

A guide containing a step-by-step approach for state Medicaid and managed care organizations (MCOs) as well as commercial payers interested in starting a VBP initiative around pediatric-to-adult transitional care. See more →