Differences in Medicaid Enrollment and Spending Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
In this cohort study, the continuous eligibility policy appeared to be effective at keeping individuals enrolled in Medicaid and additional enrollees had relatively lower spending. Incomplete recovery of spending suggested that crucial care may have been deferred.
Authors
- Ru Ding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4214-100X)
- Noelia Duchovny (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5626-0589)
- Nianyi Hong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2216-2142)
Institutions
- Congressional Budget Office (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-06-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.16569
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.23