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Read. Follow. Verify.House Resolution Supporting Awareness for Young Adults with Chronic Health Conditions
Last action · November 10, 2023: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Sponsor: Jamie Raskin
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What This Bill Would Do
This resolution expresses the House of Representatives' support for increasing awareness of the challenges faced by young adults living with chronic health conditions. It calls for improved research, better interagency data sharing, and enhanced efforts to support the health, education, and employment outcomes for this population.
This resolution establishes a formal congressional position that may influence future federal funding priorities, research initiatives, and policy development regarding healthcare transitions for young adults with chronic conditions.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Young adults with chronic conditions
This group is the primary subject of the resolution, which advocates for policy and research focus on their healthcare transition and support needs.
Healthcare providers
The resolution highlights the need for better training and communication between pediatric and adult care systems.
Key Facts
- The resolution formally supports increasing awareness of the unique challenges faced by young adults (ages 18-34) with chronic conditions.
- It calls for increased research and interagency data sharing regarding this population.
- It recognizes the importance of improving quality of life, healthcare access, and educational/employment outcomes for young adults with chronic conditions.
- More than 26 percent of children in the U.S. have special health care needs.
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- Approximately 4.5 million youth with special health care needs transitioned from pediatric to adult care between 2011 and 2017.
- 14 percent of young adults ages 19-25 and 12.5 percent of young adults ages 26-34 were uninsured as of 2022.
- Approximately one-third of young adults live with mental illness, a situation exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The resolution identifies specific barriers to care, including a lack of provider training in childhood-onset conditions and poor communication between pediatric and adult care systems.
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Focus on Healthcare Transition
The document highlights a specific policy gap regarding the transition from pediatric to adult care, identifying it as a major point of failure for young adults with chronic conditions.
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