Association of Medicaid vs Marketplace Eligibility on Maternal Coverage and Access With Prenatal and Postpartum Care.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Policy makers are considering insurance expansions to improve maternal health. The tradeoffs between expanding Medicaid or subsidized private insurance for maternal coverage and care are unknown.

Objective

To compare maternal coverage and care by Medicaid vs marketplace eligibility.

Design, setting, and participants

A retrospective cohort study using a difference-in-difference research design was conducted from March 14, 2020, to April 22, 2021. Maternal coverage and care use were compared among women with family incomes 100% to 138% of the federal poverty level (FPL) residing in 10 Medicaid expansion sites (exposure group) who gained Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act and in 5 nonexpansion sites (comparison group) who gained marketplace eli

SUBMITTER: Eliason EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8649838 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature