Autistic adolescents more likely to leave Medicaid as they enter adulthood in states without Medicaid waivers: Study

Many autistic people rely on important healthcare coverage from Medicaid for continued services and supports throughout their life. But when entering adulthood, autistic adolescents are facing increased risk of disenrollment from the Medicaid program if they live in a state without a Medicaid waiver. Recently published in JAMA Network Open, researchers from the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute at Drexel University examined whether state-level waivers were associated with reduced risk of Medicaid disenrollment among autistic transition-age youth.