Medicaid Reimbursement for Maternal Depression Screening and Care for Postpartum Depression.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Clinical guidelines recommend routine screening for postpartum depression (PPD) during well-child visits. All but 5 US states provide Medicaid reimbursement to pediatric practitioners for screening mothers for PPD during well-child visits, but little is known about how reimbursement affects screening, diagnosis, and treatment.

Objective

To evaluate the association between Medicaid reimbursement for PPD screening during well-child visits and screening, diagnosis, and treatment for mood or anxiety disorders in the postpartum year.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study used a difference-in-differences study design to analyze claims data and birth records obtained from the Colorado All Payer Claims Database for the period January 1, 2013, to Decem

SUBMITTER: Gordon SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12210141 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature