Analysis of Contraceptive Use Among Immigrant Women Following Expansion of Medicaid Coverage for Postpartum Care.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Access to postpartum care is restricted for low-income women who are recent or undocumented immigrants enrolled in Emergency Medicaid.

Objective

To examine the association of a policy extending postpartum coverage to Emergency Medicaid recipients with attendance at postpartum visits and use of postpartum contraception.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study linked Medicaid claims and birth certificate data from 2010 to 2019 to examine changes in postpartum care coverage on postpartum care and contraception use. A difference-in-difference design was used to compare the rollout of postpartum coverage in Oregon with a comparison state, South Carolina, which did not cover postpartum care. The study used 2 distinct assumptions to conduct the analyse

SUBMITTER: Rodriguez MI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8674744 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature