The authors find that in states that expanded Medicaid under the ACA compared with states that did not, there was a 17 percent decrease in the occurrence
of sixty-day postpartum hospitalizations among people with Medicaid-financed deliveries.
Steenland and Wherry conclude that expansion led to improved postpartum health for low-income populations.
Nguyen and coauthors find that “SNAP participation rates among citizen children from mixed-status families and noncitizen children significantly decreased between 2015–16 and 2017–19, with the magnitude of disparity widening over time.”
Furthermore, the authors report that “declines in SNAP participation were sharper for Hispanic and Latino children from mixed-status families, Hispanic and Latino noncitizen children, and noncitizen children residing in nonexpansion states.”
Read more from this month's journal to explore topics like Medicaid expansion, behavioral health, and more.
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