Association of Access to Family Planning Services With Medicaid Expansion Among Female Enrollees in Michigan.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

To date, 32 states and the District of Columbia have expanded Medicaid programs under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. It is vital to understand whether expanded health insurance coverage of low-income individuals improves access to family planning services as a first step toward improving reproductive health outcomes.

Objective

To evaluate the association of Medicaid expansion coverage with access to birth control and family planning services among women of reproductive age enrolled in the Michigan expansion plan.

Design, setting, and participants

In a survey study, from January 13 through December 15, 2016, telephone surveys of a stratified sample of enrollees in Michigan's Section 1115 Medicaid Expansion waiver program, the Healthy Michiga

SUBMITTER: Moniz MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6324283 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature