Changes in Insurance Coverage Continuity After Affordable Care Act Expansion of Medicaid Eligibility for Young Adults With Low Income in Massachusetts.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Young adults historically have had the highest uninsured rates among all age groups. In 2014, in addition to Medicaid expansion for adults with low income (≤133% of the federal poverty level [FPL]) through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Massachusetts also extended eligibility for children (≤150% FPL) to beneficiaries aged 19 to 20 years.

Objective

To examine changes in insurance coverage continuity for Medicaid enrollees who turned age 19 years before and after eligibility policy changes.

Design setting and participants

This cohort study used data from the Massachusetts All-Payer Claims Database (2012 to 2016) to compare coverage for Medicaid beneficiaries turning age 19 years before and after Medicaid expansion. Monthly coverage was examin

SUBMITTER: Fung V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9287752 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature