Forefront: How to improve multisector collaboration for public health
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Thursday, April 28, 2022 | The Latest Research, Commentary, And News
From Health Affairs
Dear John,
An April article examines the association between Medicaid expansion and
closure of hospital-based obstetric services.
Hospital-Based Obstetric Services
Medicaid expansion has reduced hospital closures overall.
However, according to Caitlin Carroll and coauthors in their April
Health Affairs article, there is no relationship between Medicaid
expansion and retention of obstetric units
or survival of hospitals offering obstetric services.
"Access to obstetric services has declined steadily during the past
decade, driven by the closure of hospital-based obstetric units and of
entire hospitals," Carroll and coauthors explain.
Using national hospital data from the period 2010-18, they found that
while expansion led to a reduction in hospital closures, that reduction
was concentrated among hospitals that did not have obstetric units.
When considering closure of obstetric units, the authors determined that
rural obstetric units were less likely to close immediately after
expansion, but this effect faded within two years.
"State decisions to expand Medicaid did not alleviate the ongoing
challenge of obstetric care access in the US," the authors conclude.
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Today in Health Affairs Forefront, Alonzo Plough and Gail Cristopher
argue that US public health leaders should play an active role in
driving multisector collaboration around public health data sharing
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The authors explain that in order to address social determinants of
health, officials will have to operationalize them within a
justice-focused data framework.
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Association Between Medicaid Expansion And Closure Of Hospital-Based
Obstetric Services
Caitlin Carroll et al.
Equity-Centered Public Health Data Demands New Voices At The Table
Alonzo Plough and Gail C. Christopher
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