Expanding Postpartum Medicaid Coverage

This brief discusses Medicaid’s eligibility for pregnancy and postpartum care, gaps in coverage particularly in states that have not expanded Medicaid under the ACA, and several state and federal efforts to extend postpartum coverage to more women for a longer period of time.

Some states look to expand postpartum Medicaid coverage to reduce maternal mortality - CSG Midwest - CSG Midwest

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders against extending postpartum Medicaid coverage - Axios NW Arkansas

Incoming health officer backs postpartum Medicaid expansion - The Oxford Eagle

Medicaid Social, Cultural & Behavioral Issues in PHC & Global Health

Postpartum Medicaid Coverage Expansion - Wisconsin Alliance for Women's Health

Expanding postpartum Medicaid coverage in Michigan

Frontiers Extended Medicaid coverage will improve access but insufficient to enhance postpartum care utilization: a secondary analysis of the 2016–2019 Arizona Medicaid claims

Extend Postpartum Medicaid Coverage to Improve Maternal Health in Georgia - Georgia Budget and Policy Institute

Medicaid Expansion Improves Key Prenatal, Postpartum Indicators

Governor's bill expanding postpartum Medicaid advances • Iowa Capital Dispatch

Postpartum Medicaid Coverage and Contraceptive Use Before and After Ohio's Medicaid Expansion Under the Affordable Care Act - ScienceDirect

Postpartum Individuals Are at Risk of Losing Medicaid During the Unwinding of the Medicaid Continuous Enrollment Provision, Especially in Certain States