Association of Medicaid Expansion With Health Insurance Coverage Among Persons With a Disability | Zendy

Jim P. Stimpson | Zendy; Jessie Kemmick Pintor | Zendy; Ryan M. McKenna | Zendy; Sungchul Park | Zendy; Fernando A. Wilson | Zendy

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Association of Medicaid Expansion With Health Insurance Coverage Among Persons With a Disability

Author(s) -

Jim P. Stimpson,

Jessie Kemmick Pintor,

Ryan M. McKenna,

Sungchul Park,

Fernando A. Wilson

Publication year - 2019

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.2019.7136

Subject(s) - medicaid , medicine , health insurance , poverty , gerontology , demography , environmental health , health care , sociology , economics , economic growth

Key Points Question Was the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion associated with an increase in health insurance coverage among persons with a disability? Findings In this cross-sectional analysis of more than 2.5 million US adults aged 26 to 64 years with incomes up to 138% of the federal poverty level, Medicaid expansion was significantly associated with lower uninsurance rates and higher Medicaid and private insurance coverage for persons with a disability. Meaning These findings suggest that Medicaid expansion was associated with improved health insurance coverage among persons with a disability.

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