Open AccessAssociation of Access to Family Planning Services With Medicaid Expansion Among Female Enrollees in Michigan
Author(s) -
Michelle H. Moniz,
Matthias Kirch,
Erica Solway,
Susan Dorr Goold,
John Z. Ayanian,
Edith C. Kieffer,
Sarah J. Clark,
Renuka Tipirneni,
Jeffrey T. Kullgren,
Tammy Chang
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
jama network open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.278
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 2574-3805
DOI - 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.1627
Subject(s) - medicaid , waiver , medicine , demography , family medicine , birth control , interview , gerontology , family planning , health care , environmental health , population , political science , sociology , law , research methodology
Key Points Question Did Medicaid expansion in Michigan improve access to birth control and family planning services? Findings In this survey study of 1166 female Medicaid expansion enrollees of reproductive age in Michigan (sample weighted to 113 565 women), 35.5% reported increased access to birth control and family planning services. Those most likely to report increased access were women aged 19 to 24 (39.8%) and 25 to 34 (41.4%) years, women without health insurance coverage in the year preceding Medicaid expansion enrollment (42.6%), and women with a recent visit to a primary care clinician (36.8%). Meaning Results suggest that Medicaid expansion is associated with improved access to family planning services, which may enable low-income women to maintain optimal reproductive health.
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