Autistics on Medicaid live 6 years less than others on Medicaid
Autism Spectrum Disorder and Life Expectancy Among Medicaid Beneficiaries
JAMA Network Open. Sept 2026. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.33251
Guohua Li, DrPH, MD; Carolyn G. DiGuiseppi, MD, PhD; Ashley Blanchard, MD, MS; Matthew T. Russell, MPH; Caleb Ing, MD, MS
Medicaid beneficiaries with ASD had a significantly higher mortality risk than the Medicaid beneficiary population (SMR, 1.44; 95% CI, 1.41-1.46). Excess mortality among Medicaid beneficiaries with ASD was found in most categories of diseases and health problems, and was most pronounced with
- influenza (SMR, 10.55; 95% CI, 8.17-12.92),
- malnutrition (SMR, 7.56; 95% CI, 5.96-9.14),
- pneumonitis due to solids and liquids (SMR, 6.92; 95% CI, 6.34-7.50),
- nontransport accidents and their sequelae (SMR, 4.48; 95% CI, 4.13-4.83),
- accidental drowning and submersion (SMR, 3.26; 95% CI, 2.89-3.63),
- pneumonia (SMR, 3.06; 95% CI, 2.82-3.29)
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