Study: Use of Medicaid by Adults with Down Syndrome

In a recently published study in the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) Health Studies it was found that over 123,000 adults with Down syndrome in the United States from 2011-2019 were enrolled in Medicaid. The overall results of the study illustrate that Medicaid plays a key role in insuring adults with Down syndrome and facilitating access to health care services.  The consistent and near-universal enrollment in Medicaid by the Down syndrome population shows that Medicaid data can be a great tool in understanding the health and well-being of the Down syndrome population to improve the quantity and quality of health care services.

Eric Rubenstein, PhD; Amy Michals, MPH; Na Wang, PhD; Ashley Scott, MPH; Salina Tewolde, MSc; A. Alex Levine, MPH;
Yorghos Tripodis, PhD; and Brian G. Skotko, MD, MPP collaborated together to conduct the research study on Medicaid enrollment and service use among adults with Down syndrome between 2011 and 2019.