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Title: Medicaid Expansion Fills Gaps in Maternal Health Coverage Leading to Healthier Mothers and Babies

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Publication Year: 2019

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Abstract: Disruptions in health coverage are associated with adverse health consequences.1 This is especially true for women in their childbearing years, when a pregnancy means having health coverage is even more important. The stakes are high as the care a woman receives during pregnancy is critical to her own health, as well as to the health of her newborn. In the United States, maternal and infant mortality is higher than most other industrialized nations,2 lending urgency to strategies to address the overall health of women.3 In this paper we review the substantial new research showing the significant . . .

Url: https://ccf.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Maternal-Health_FINAL-1.pdf

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Authors: Searing, Adam; Ross, Donna Cohen

Publisher: Georgetown University

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Health, Other, Population Health and Health Systems

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