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New Study by McLean and Bishop Finds High Rates of Chronic Health Conditions among Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

A new study in the American Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities by Kiley McLean and Lauren Bishop uses Wisconsin Medicaid claims data to better understand chronic health conditions among adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) including autism and Down syndrome. Their study found that adults with IDD had high rates of heart disease, …

Chronic Health Conditions Among Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in a State Medicaid System

American Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (2024)  Authors: Kiley McLean and Lauren Bishop Abstract: Despite a growing number of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and documented risk for adverse outcomes as they age, little is known about the health and healthcare patterns of adults with different IDD throughout adulthood. This study uses Wisconsin …