Researchers assessed self-reported uninsurance at 2 to 6 months postpartum among people with Medicaid-paid births using the New York City Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), comparing immigrant and US-born people. They created a pre-FFCRA cohort of 2611 births from 2016 to 2019 and a post-FFCRA implementation cohort of 1197 births from 2020 to 2021. Researchers found de facto postpartum Medicaid extension decreased immigrant inequities in insurance coverage, but Hispanic immigrants may have been unaware of continued coverage. Postpartum Medicaid extension policies that are inclusive of all immigrants may decrease inequities, but community-integrated implementation is needed to raise awareness of coverage and advance postpartum maternal health equity.

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Teresa Janevic, Ph.D.

Perinatal Epidemiologist - Icahn school of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Teresa Janevic is a perinatal epidemiologist with a focus in social determinants of maternal and child health.... Read Bio

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Ellerie Weber

Assistant Professor - Icahn school of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Ellerie Weber is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Population Health Sciences and Policy at the Icah... Read Bio