Medicaid Expansion and Perinatal Health Outcomes: A Quasi-Experimental Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

There has been little evidence of the impact of preventive services during pregnancy covered under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on birthing parent and infant outcomes. To address this gap, this study examines the association between Medicaid expansion under the ACA and birthing parent and infant outcomes of low-income pregnant people.

Methods

This study used individual-level data from the 2004-2017 annual waves of the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS). PRAMS is a surveillance project of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and health departments that annually includes a representative sample of 1,300 to 3,400 births per state, selected from birth certificates. Birthing parents' outcomes of interest included timing of prenatal care, gest

SUBMITTER: Modrek S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11001670 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature