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Extended Medicaid coverage increases postpartum care for high-risk women
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Claim 1 of 6Not checkedExtending Medicaid coverage to 12 months after childbirth increased postpartum health care utilization among women with pregnancy complications such as diabetes and hypertension, according to a new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 2 of 6Not checkedThe study suggests that expanded postpartum Medicaid coverage can be leveraged to improve access to preventive care and reduce both immediate postpartum complications and long-term maternal health risks.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 3 of 6Not checkedThe findings are presented as among the first to examine whether expanded postpartum Medicaid coverage leads to greater use of recommended postpartum screenings and outpatient care among women at high risk for maternal morbidity and chronic disease.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 4 of 6Not checkedResearchers analyzed Medicaid claims from more than five years of births in New York and Texas, examining deliveries between 2019 and 2023, including women covered through pregnancy-related Medicaid, traditional Medicaid, and in New York Emergency Medicaid.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 5 of 6Not checkedPostpartum diabetes screening and outpatient visits increased during the COVID-19 continuous enrollment provision, declined during the unwinding of that policy in Texas, and increased again after 12-month postpartum Medicaid coverage was implemented in New York; antihypertensive prescriptions increased modestly in Texas but showed little change in New York.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 6 of 6Not checkedThe authors say the increases were particularly pronounced in Texas, where baseline rates of postpartum care were lower, and note that Medicaid claims cannot distinguish entirely new utilization from a shift from other payment sources to Medicaid.View evidenceHide evidence
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PubMed, Europe PMC, Crossref · 15 candidate papers
Postpartum Linkage to Primary Care Among Patients With Diabetes and Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Following Medicaid ACO Implementation.
Medical Care · 2026 · PubMed, Europe PMC, Crossref
Effects Of Medicaid Expansion On Postpartum Coverage And Outpatient Utilization
Health Affairs · 2020 · Crossref
Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes and Health-Related Social Needs Among Parous Women.
JAMA Network Open · 2026 · PubMed, Europe PMC
Postpartum Medicaid coverage and outpatient care utilization among low-income birthing individuals in Oregon: impact of Medicaid expansion
Frontiers in Public Health · 2023 · Crossref
Neighborhood Walkability and the Development of Type 2 Diabetes After Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Longitudinal Study in New York City.
2026 · Europe PMC
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