Open AccessEffect of the Affordable Care Act on Disparities in Breastfeeding: The Case of Maine
Author(s) -
Summer Sherburne Hawkins,
Alice Noble,
Christopher F. Baum
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2017.303763
Subject(s) - breastfeeding , medicaid , quarter (canadian coin) , medicine , health insurance , private insurance , patient protection and affordable care act , health care , family medicine , breast feeding , environmental health , demography , pediatrics , economic growth , economics , geography , archaeology , sociology
To evaluate the Affordable Care Act (ACA) breastfeeding provision and test whether changes in coverage affected women differently according to health insurance status.