The Evolving Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Suicide Mortality: Demographic and Method-Specific Effects.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Research suggests that Medicaid expansion may lead to population-level reductions in suicide. However, the time-varying impact on suicide rates has not been well characterized, and it is unknown whether potential suicide reductions are limited to specific injury mechanisms. This study examined the evolving effects of Medicaid expansion on state-level suicide rates disaggregated by injury mechanism and across demographic groups.

Methods

Restricted mortality data for 2005-2021 were obtained from the National Center for Health Statistics. Difference-in-differences approaches with event-study specifications were used to estimate the effects of Medicaid expansion on firearm, nonfirearm, and overall suicide rates among nonelderly adults and demographic subgroups. Anal

SUBMITTER: Oliphant SN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12862485 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature