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Continuous Postpartum Medicaid Coverage Improves Healthcare Access, Utilization, and Overall Wellbeing

Researchers from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and SUNY Albany studied the impact of continuous Medicaid enrollment on postpartum women nationally and in three states with contrasting Medicaid policies.

Many mothers lose Medicaid insurance within two months if their state does not provide continuous postpartum Medicaid coverage.  Access to healthcare is vital because ~60% of pregnancy-related deaths happen in the first year after birth. During the COVID-19 public health emergency, states were required to keep people on Medicaid. We studied the impact of continuous Medicaid enrollment on postpartum women nationally and in 3 states with contrasting Medicaid policies.

 

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Researcher

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

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Researcher

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