NIH R01 · 2024
PROJECT SUMMARY State Medicaid programs pay for nearly half of all births in the United States (U.S.), financing over 1.6 million births in 2019. Federal law requires states to provide pregnancy-related Medicaid coverage to low-income pregnant individuals through 60 days postpartum, after which 1 in 4 become uninsured. A substantial and increasing proportion of adverse pregnancy-related outcomes, including maternal morbidity and mortality, are occurring among individuals with Medicaid-paid births and after pregnancy-related Medicaid coverage ends. Postpartum Medicaid eligibility extensions (PMEs) to one year postpartum are an emerging strategy for improving insurance enrollment, healthcare…
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