Health Care Coverage by Study Cohort
T1D, diabetes, T2D, Diabetes
TYPE 1 DIABETES, DIABETES, TYPE 2 DIABETES, TYPE 2 DIABETES, DIABETES
Abbreviations: CHAMPUS, Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services; CHIP, Children’s Health Insurance Program; SEARCH, SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth; T1D, type 1 diabetes; T2D, type 2 diabetes; TODAY, Treatment Options for Type 2 Diabetes in Adolescents and Youth.The collapsed sample excluded 31 SEARCH study participants who did not know, refused to answer, or were missing health care status; 33 SEARCH and 20 TODAY study participants with mixed public and private coverage; and 17 SEARCH and 7 TODAY study participants with other or unknown health plan types.Most participants reported having an established source of diabetes care; however, those with T1D were more likely than those with T2D in both SEARCH and TODAY studies to report having a usual source of care (94.7% 78.1% and 73.4%, respectively) (