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Medicaid expansion and infant mortality: the (questionable) impact of the Affordable Care Act

Author(s) -

Amanda Cook,

Amanda Stype

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

journal of epidemiology and community health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.692

H-Index - 170

eISSN - 1470-2738

pISSN - 0143-005X

DOI - 10.1136/jech-2019-213666

Subject(s) - medicaid , medicine , patient protection and affordable care act , birth certificate , infant mortality , waiver , demography , prenatal care , low birth weight , pregnancy , health care , pediatrics , environmental health , population , sociology , biology , political science , law , economics , genetics , economic growth

Many states expanded Medicaid eligibility under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Medicaid expansion might impact infant mortality through improved maternal health prior to pregnancy and reduced insurance churn. Some studies suggest the PPACA had no significant impact on low birth weight or preterm birth, while others suggest that the PPACA led to a significant decrease in infant mortality.

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