Research Report Impacts of the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid Expansion on Women of Reproductive Age
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Differences by Parental Status and State Polices
Emily M. Johnston, Andrea E Strahan, Peter Joski, Anne L Dunlop, E. Kathleen Adams
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We estimate the effects of the ACA Medicaid expansions on insurance coverage and access to care for low-income women of reproductive age using 2012-2015 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data and difference-in-differences models. We further estimate effects by women's parental status, pre-ACA state Medicaid eligibility levels, and the presence of a state Medicaid family planning waiver. We find that ACA Medicaid expansions increased insurance coverage for low-income women of reproductive age, with the greatest effects for women without dependent children and women residing in states with relatively lower pre-ACA Medicaid eligibility levels or with no family planning waiver.

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Research Areas Health and health care
Tags Health equity Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program  Maternal, child, and reproductive health Affordable Care Act
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