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The Latest Research, Commentary, And News From Health Affairs

Monday, October 18, 2021

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ACA Coverage Improves Outcomes

Several articles in the October issue discuss the impacts of health
insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act.

Claire Margerison and coauthors analyze survey data and find that
Medicaid expansion during 2012-18 was associated with a 22 percent
increase

in prepregnancy Medicaid coverage and a 16 percent decrease in
self-reported prepregnancy depression. Associations between Medicaid
expansion and prepregnancy mental health measures increased with time
since expansion.

Melinda Su-En Lee and coauthors focused on the Healthy Michigan Plan,
which expanded Medicaid eligibility

to adults with incomes up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level.
They found that, under the plan, health status improved for Black,
White, and Hispanic enrollees, but not Arab American or Chaldean
American enrollees, who were healthier at baseline.

Sarah Gordon and colleagues analyzed 2016-18 survey data and found
that, compared with respondents continuously enrolled in Marketplace
coverage from preconception through postpartum, those who enrolled
during pregnancy

had "a 10.8 percent lower rate of adequate prenatal care, a 6.4 percent
lower rate of timely prenatal care initiation, and a 13.2 percent lower
rate of having twelve or more prenatal care visits."

Today on Health Affairs Blog, Nisarg Patel and Joy Jin discuss how oral
antivirals

could serve as an outpatient treatment for symptomatic COVID-19
infection and post-exposure prophylaxis.

Katie Keith covers HealthCare.gov updates and the latest insurer
guidance
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Medicaid Expansion Associated With Some Improvements In Perinatal Mental
Health

Claire E. Margerison et al.

Self-Reported Health Status Improved For Racial And Ethnic Minority
Groups After Michigan Medicaid Expansion

Melinda Su-En Lee et al.

The Association Between Continuity Of Marketplace Coverage During
Pregnancy And Receipt Of Prenatal Care

Sarah H. Gordon et al.

Revising Our Regulatory Approach To Oral Antivirals For COVID-19: An
Unmet Need In Our Pandemic Arsenal

Nisarg Patel and Joy Jin

HealthCare.gov Updates; Latest Insurer Guidance

Katie Keith

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You are invited to join us on Thursday, October 21, for the next meeting
of the

**Health Affairs** Journal Club. Organized to help researchers keep
abreast of the latest developments in the field and to promote
evidence-based practices, Journal Club features authors of an impactful

**Health Affairs** study for an up-close look at their research,
methods, and findings.

The focus of the October meeting is "Medicaid Expansion Associated With
Some Improvements In Perinatal Mental Health," a study based on survey
data linking Medicaid expansion with positive mental health outcomes
during pregnancy.

The session is intended to be highly interactive, and participants will
interact directly with the lead author,

**Claire Margerison,**an associate professor in the Department of
Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Michigan State University.

Date:    

**Thursday, October 21, 2021**Time:    

**3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. (EDT)**Place:    

**Online details will be shared upon registration**

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