Adolescent2Adult: An Overview of Medicaid/Health Coverage for Alumni of Foster Care – Passport to Careers State Conference 2020

Coordinated Care’s Apple Health Core Connections is the Medicaid program that serves youth in foster care and alumni of foster care (ages 18-26). For youth not covered by AHCC, the workshop will address how youth can enroll in Medicaid. As youth transition from adolescence to adulthood, AHCC believes that youth and their advocates should know 3 key things:

1. How to access physical and behavioral health services, and accessing services safely during the COVID-19 pandemic
2. Their health care rights (what is protected and how to access records), and
3. What Medicaid covers (including dental, vision, reproductive health care, transgender services, prescriptions, preventative care, and urgent/emergent care).

At the end of the workshop, attendees will be able to:

1. Identify who to call when a question around Medicaid coverage arises
2. Understand youth rights to protect their health information and how to access their own records
3. Understand the basics of what services Medicaid covers so they can better help a youth navigate the health care system

This presentation was designed specifically for youth who will be accessing their own healthcare as they enter adulthood. Young people attending this workshop will be given the opportunity to ask any questions they have, as well as given contact information in the event they need to reach out on the future.

Presented by Lindsey Greene of Coordinated Care.