The Medicaid program, actually many programs in one, is the largest health care program for low-income families, elders, and people with disabilities. Medicaid has enabled low-income populations to have access to quality health care. In particular, pregnant women and children have received enhanced...
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6 To maintain Medicaid coverage after this time, postpartum people must qualify based on state-specific income eligibility rules for low-income adults/parents, which are typically less generous than those for pregnant people. As a result, from 2016 to 2018, nearly a quarter of people with ...
31Altmetric Metrics Abstract The American Rescue Plan provides a pathway for states to expand postpartum Medicaid coverage for low-income mothers through 12 months after delivery. Data suggests that extension of post-partum Medicaid coverage should improve access to outpatient health care services, incre...
Created in 1965 for families on welfare and low-income seniors, Medicaid now covers more than 70 million people, or about 1 in 5 Americans. The federal-state collaboration has become the nation’s largest health insurance program. Beneficiaries range from pregnant women and newborns to elderly nu...
and health devastation caused by the pandemic will be substantially mitigated for low-income populations in states that have expanded Medicaid. The situation is somewhat different for traditional Medicaid. Among those eligible for Medicaid prior to the ACA are low-income children, pregnant women, ...
pregnant individuals, new parents, as well as parents of older children on Medicaid more broadly. While some labor doulas work with patients up to two months postpartum, I’d love to see this coverage extended during the postpartum period, especially for those with higher-risk pregnancies to ...
Pregnant women were excluded from the present analyses, as their BMI and alcohol consumption measures would likely not accurately reflect their regular health behaviors. The sample was also restricted to those age 25 and older because the analyses control for educational attainment. All adults needed ...
Another limitation is that the comorbidity index has not been validated for children or pregnant women. While costs are clearly higher among pregnant woman when compared to those with equivalent comorbidity burdens, the results for pregnant women have to be interpreted with caution because the ...