Authors
Ian J Saldanha, Gaelen P Adam, Ghid Kanaan, Michael L Zahradnik, Dale W Steele, Kenneth K Chen, Alex F Peahl, Valery A Danilack-Fekete, Alison M Stuebe, Ethan M Balk
Publication date
2023/6/1
Source
JAMA Network open
Volume
6
Issue
6
Pages
e2316536-e2316536
Publisher
American Medical Association
Description
Importance
Approximately half of postpartum individuals in the US do not receive any routine postpartum health care. Currently, federal Medicaid coverage for pregnant individuals lapses after the last day of the month in which the 60th postpartum day occurs, which limits longer-term postpartum care.
Objective
To assess whether health insurance coverage extension or improvements in access to health care are associated with postpartum health care utilization and maternal outcomes within 1 year post partum.
Evidence Review
Medline, Embase, CENTRAL, CINAHL, and ClinicalTrials.gov were searched for US-based studies from inception to November 16, 2022. The reference lists of relevant systematic reviews were scanned for potentially eligible studies. Risk of bias was assessed using questions from the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool and the Risk of Bias in Nonrandomized Studies of Interventions tool. Strength of …
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