Association of Medicaid Reimbursement for Immediate Postpartum Long-acting Reversible Contraception With Infant Birth Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Together, preterm birth and low birth weight are the second-leading cause of infant mortality in the US and occur disproportionately among Medicaid-paid births and among the infants of Black birthing persons. In 2012, South Carolina's Medicaid program began to reimburse hospitals for immediate postpartum long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) separately from the global maternity payment.

Objective

To examine the association between South Carolina's policy change and infant health.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based cohort study using a difference-in-differences analysis included individuals with a South Carolina Medicaid-paid childbirth between January 2009 and December 2015. Data were analyzed from December 2020 to July 2021.

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SUBMITTER: Steenland MW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8749696 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature