Children’s Continuous Medicaid Eligibility During COVID-19 and Health Care Access, Use, and Barriers to Care
In this survey study, newly implementing continuous eligibility for children under the FFCRA was associated with reductions in unmet health care needs and no additional changes in health care outcomes overall, with additional benefits for Hispanic children and publicly insured children. This could reflect expected changes under mandatory, national 12-month continuous eligibility for children implemented in January 2024.
Authors
- Aditi Vasan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8992-5672)
- Erica L. Eliason (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5246-3176)
- Doug Strane
- Jordan Wood
- Daniel B. Nelson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9249-4439)
Institutions
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Health Forum
- Published
- 2025-06-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.1376
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 18.79
Funders
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development