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Anesthesia and analgesia · Aug 2021
Comparative StudyThe 2014 New York State Medicaid Expansion and Severe Maternal Morbidity During Delivery Hospitalizations.
Medicaid expansions under the Affordable Care Act have increased insurance coverage and prenatal care utilization in low-income women. However, it is not clear whether they are associated with any measurable improvement in maternal health outcomes. In this study, we compared the changes in the incidence of severe maternal morbidity (SMM) during delivery hospitalizations between low- and high-income women associated with the 2014 Medicaid expansion in New York State. ⋯ Implementation of the Medicaid expansion in 2014 in New York State is associated with a small but statistically significant reduction in the incidence of SMM in low-income women compared with high-income women.