Presumptive Medicaid Eligibility for Pregnant Women in MississippiLutz, ElizabethDossabhoy, RohintonDobbs, ThomasJournal of the Mississippi State Medical Association
Providing Medicaid to pregnant undocumented immigrants more than makes up for the initial costs, according to University of Michiganresearch. Ad Providing public health insurance coverage to undocumented immigrant women during pregnancy leads to better health care access, improved infant outcomes at birth,...
The visit is critical because many women drop off Medicaid eight weeks after giving birth due to federal eligibility rules. The study comes out amid debates nationwide, including in Michigan, about whether states should expand Medicaid as part of the federal Affordable Care Act, which calls for g...
You can get Medicaid while wedded and pregnant and lose coverage by getting married. How can both of these statements be simultaneously true? States base Medicaid eligibility on your household’s Federal Poverty Level (FPL) percentage. Your marital status is not part of the criteria but can infl...
Our objective was (1) to identify the subgroup of women most affected by the regulatory change expanding Tennessee Medicaid eligibility for pregnant women from 45% of the federal poverty level to 100% and (2) to examine whether increased enrollment correlated with greater use of prenatal care and...
Miss. A new "presumptive eligibility" law that takes effect Monday, July 1, 2024, allows earlier Mississippi Medicaid coverage during pregnancy. The law says Medicaid will pay for a pregnant woman’s outpatient medical care up to 60 days while her appl...
Pregnant women, children, seniors and individuals with disabilities are often among those who qualify for Medicaid. One of the unique aspects of Medicaid is its flexibility. States have the authority to expand Medicaid services and eligibility criteria, especially under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)...
Percent change in postpartum insurance status associated with a 100% FPL increase in postpartum Medicaid eligibility by race-ethnicity eTable 5. Difference-in-differences estimates stratified by pre-FFCRA income eligibility generosity for pregnant individuals eTable 6. Difference-in-differences estimates ...
Saving babies: The efficacy and cost of recent changes in the Medicaid eligibility of pregnant women. Journal of Political Economy. 1996;104(6):1263–1296. Article Google Scholar Pirraglia PA, Hampton JM, Rosen AB, et al. Psychological distress and trends in healthcare expenditures and ...
Not everyone qualifies for Medicaid. If your income falls below the poverty level, determined by your state, you might qualify. There are also a number of mandatory eligibility groups, including some pregnant women and children, and individuals receiving Supplemental Security Income.17 ...