Investigators from Duke University Target Family Medicine (Pregnancy Medicaid Improvements In a Nonexpansion State After the Affordable Care Act)

2021 FEB 23 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health Policy and Law Daily -- Current study results on Health and Medicine - Family Medicine have been published. According to news originating from Durham, North Carolina, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “One-half of women in the United States use Medicaid during pregnancy. Women living in states that did not expand Medicaid under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) are at risk of losing coverage post partum.”

Financial support for this research came from Society of Family Planning Research Fund.

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from Duke University, “We analyzed Medicaid claims and vital statistics for the state of North Carolina for the period 2011 to 2017. North Carolina did not expand Medicaid but did alter Medicaid enrollment to meet ACA requirements. After implementation, enrollment in full Medicaid during pregnancy almost doubled, and enrollment in Medicaid for pregnant women decreased.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “Full Medicaid offers more comprehensive coverage and does not expire at 60 days post partum, allowing for access to crucial preventive health services including contraception and primary care.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: Pregnancy Medicaid Improvements In a Nonexpansion State After the Affordable Care Act. The Annals of Family Medicine, 2021;19(1):38-40. The Annals of Family Medicine can be contacted at: Annals Family Medicine, 11400 Tomahawk Creek Parkway, Leawood, KS 66211-2672, USA.

The news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained from Jonas J. Swartz, Duke University, Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Div Womens Community & Populat Hlth, Durham, NC 27710, United States. Additional authors for this research include Joseph Meskey, Gretchen S. Stuart and Maria Rodriguez.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2615. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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