All young people need access to physical and mental health care

In order to provide access to comprehensive, coordinated physical and mental health care to young people that are in and transitioning from foster care, we should:

• extend Medicaid to young people, ages 18 up to 21, who aged out of foster care with automatic enrollment and re-enrollment in Medicaid on an annual basis
• ensure coordination of Medicaid beyond age 21 for those meeting adult requirements
• ensure that health care services for young people are comprehensive and coordinated upon entering foster care and throughout the period of care, and that plans are in place to continue health care after exiting foster care