Medicaid Expansion and Rural–Urban Disparities in Postpartum Medicaid Coverage
Rural women had greater increases in postpartum health insurance coverage relative to urban women following Medicaid expansion, thereby reducing geographic disparities in health insurance coverage during the postpartum period. Future research should focus on whether disproportionate gains in health insurance coverage for rural communities led to increased access to care during the postpartum period.
Authors
- Andrei Ștefănescu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1970-314X)
- R. Lindrooth
- Lindsay K. Admon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2059-9711)
- Mark Gritz
- Renuka Tipirneni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0610-9707)
- Elizabeth Boggs
Institutions
- Colorado School of Public Health (US)
- Outcomes Research Consortium (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Public Health Reports
- Published
- 2026-02-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00333549251403896
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00