Association of State Medicaid Expansion Status With Rates of Suicide Among US Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

In the US, suicide is the 10th leading cause of death and a serious mental health emergency. National programs that address suicide list access to mental health care as key in prevention, and more large-scale policies are needed to improve access to mental health care and address this crisis. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid Expansion Program was implemented in several states with the goal of increasing access to the health care system.

Objective

To compare changes in suicide rates in states that expanded Medicaid under the ACA vs states that did not.

Design, setting, and participants

In this cross-sectional study, state-level mortality rates were obtained from the National Center for Health Statistics for US individuals aged 20

SUBMITTER: Patel H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9201676 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature