Medicaid Work Requirements and Maternal Health—Exempt but Unprotected
This Viewpoint discusses how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR 1) will undermine maternal health by disrupting preconception coverage and care, reducing access to family planning services, and introducing administrative complexity that exposes pregnant women to erroneous disenrollment.
Authors
- Jamie R. Daw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6380-8523)
- Sarah H. Gordon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4743-2014)
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Health Forum
- Published
- 2026-10-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamahealthforum.2026.3836
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00