Effects of Medicaid Coverage on Work: Evidence From Extending Postpartum Medicaid Coverage.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the effects of the Family First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) on work outcomes of women for whom the FFCRA effectively expanded income eligibility for Medicaid beyond 60 days postpartum by prohibiting states from redetermining Medicaid eligibility between March 2020 and March 2023.

Study setting and design

We use a difference-in-differences design that leverages the differences in income eligibility between pregnancy and non-pregnancy across states, and compares outcome changes pre-post FFCRA over these differences.

Data sources and analytic sample

Data come from the 2016-2022 American Community Survey. The sample includes 205,104 women aged 19-49 years who reported giving birth within the past 12 months in 41 states and Washington D.C.

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SUBMITTER: Ejughemre U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12857479 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature