Open AccessEffect of the Affordable Care Act on Breastfeeding Outcomes
Author(s) -
Tami Gurley-Calvez,
Lindsey Rose Bullinger,
Kandice A. Kapinos
Publication year - 2018
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.2017.304108
Subject(s) - breastfeeding , medicine , medicaid , population , national survey of family growth , observational study , demography , environmental health , family medicine , health care , pediatrics , family planning , economic growth , pathology , sociology , economics , research methodology
To assess how the 2012 Affordable Care Act (ACA) policy change, which required most private health insurance plans to cover lactation-support services and breastfeeding equipment (without cost-sharing), affected breastfeeding outcomes.