Postpartum Medicaid coverage and outpatient care utilization among low-income birthing individuals in Oregon: impact of Medicaid expansion.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study examined the effect of Medicaid expansion in Oregon on duration of Medicaid enrollment and outpatient care utilization for low-income individuals during the postpartum period.

Methods

We linked Oregon birth certificates, Medicaid enrollment files, and claims to identify postpartum individuals (N = 73,669) who gave birth between 2011 and 2015. We created one pre-Medicaid expansion (2011-2012) and two post-expansion (2014-2015) cohorts (i.e., previously covered and newly covered by Medicaid). We used ordinary least squares and negative binomial regression models to examine changes in postpartum coverage duration and number of outpatient visits within a year of delivery for the post-expansion cohorts compared to the pre-expansion cohort. We examined

SUBMITTER: Pradhan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10352675 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature