,Aging Out of Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT): Issues for Young Adults with Disabilities

Aging Out of Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT): Issues for Young Adults with Disabilities


 

Publication Date: January 2007

Publisher: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Author(s): Bob Williams; Jennifer Tolbert

Research Area: Health

Keywords: Disabled; Deficit Reduction Act

Type: Brief

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

This issue brief discusses the challenges and implications for young people with disabilities when they become adults and lose their Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) benefits, and how recent changes to the Deficit Reduction Act give states an opportunity to increase the availability of services that allow young, disabled adults to lead as normal a life as possible as they move into adulthood.