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

Publication Description
To examine the relationship between health care coverage and HbA 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. Participants completed questionnaires annually. HbA 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. In 2016 ( = 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% (

Primary Author
Weinstock,Ruth S.
Braffett,Barbara H.
Songer,Thomas J.
Herman,William H.
Kuo,Shihchen
Gubitosi-Klug,Rose A.
Laffel,Lori
McKay,Siripoom
Siska,Maggie
Van Name,Michelle
Zeitler,Philip S.
TODAY Study Group

Volume
43

Issue
10

Start Page
2469

Other Pages
2477

Publisher
American Diabetes Association

URL
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32778555

PMID
32778555



Reference Type
Journal Article

Periodical Full
Diabetes care

Publication Year
2020

Publication Date
Oct

Place of Publication
United States

ISSN/ISBN
0149-5992

Document Object Index
10.2337/dc20-0760