Changes in Health and Ability to Work Among Medicaid Expansion Enrollees: a Mixed Methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Michigan expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (Healthy Michigan Plan [HMP]) to improve the health of low-income residents and the state's economy.

Objective

To understand HMP's impact on enrollees' health, ability to work, and ability to seek employment DESIGN: Mixed methods study, including 67 qualitative interviews and 4090 computer-assisted telephone surveys (response rate 53.7%) PARTICIPANTS: Non-elderly adult HMP enrollees MAIN MEASURES: Changes in health status, ability to work, and ability to seek employment KEY RESULTS: Half (47.8%) of respondents reported better physical health, 38.2% better mental health, and 39.5% better dental health since HMP enrollment. Among employed respondents, 69.4% reported HMP helped them do a better job at work. Amo

SUBMITTER: Tipirneni R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6374260 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature