Association of Medicaid expansion with children's insurance coverage and healthcare utilization
Medicaid expansion was not associated with changes in children's coverage and utilization. While policymakers in states that have not yet expanded Medicaid might still consider doing so for other reasons, findings suggest that alternative interventions will be needed to improve coverage and utilization patterns in children.
Authors
- Ryan A. Frieler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2780-3244)
- Kim Dalziel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4972-8871)
- Xinyang Hua (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2102-5461)
- Li Huang
- John Z. Ayanian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5711-9793)
- Helen Levy
- Gary L Freed
- Kao-Ping Chua
Institutions
- Brown University (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System (US)
- Ann Arbor VA Medical Center (US)
- Melbourne Health (AU)
- Institute for Social Research (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Affairs Scholar
- Published
- 2025-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/haschl/qxaf245
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00