Insurance Dynamics During Childhood in the Fragmented US Health System
An estimated 3 of 4 US children relied on publicly subsidized insurance (Medicaid, CHIP, or Marketplace) or experienced a period without any insurance by their 18th birthday in the post-ACA, prepandemic policy environment. Substantial state heterogeneity in childhood uninsurance underscores the critical role of Medicaid policies.
Authors
- Laura A. Hatfield (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0366-3929)
- Catherine Hayes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6411-1023)
- Benjamin D. Sommers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6507-6047)
- Ye Shen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3410-6762)
- Nicolas A. Menzies (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2571-016X)
- Apurvakumar Pandya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0178-3978)
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Harvard University Press (US)
- University of Illinois Chicago (US)
- Harvard Global Health Institute (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA
- Published
- 2025-09-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2025.15488
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.39