Health Care Insider: Caring for Children and Young Adults with Chronic Illnesses

Published: Jan. 23, 2015, 7 a.m.

As more children enter adulthood with chronic illnesses, should there be an adjustment for the primary care of these young adults? Howard Bauchner, editor in chief of the Journal of the American Medical Association, comments on changing pediatric care. Many young adults continue to see their pediatricians into their twenties before switching to a primary care provider. He discusses why this is and how it can affect patients with chronic illnesses such as diabetes.