Postpartum Health Care Use in Medicaid During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: Implications for Extending Postpartum Coverage

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Examines the impact of Medicaid continuous enrollment during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) on postpartum healthcare utilization. Utilizes 2018-2023 claims data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) to analyze a pre-PHE versus PHE cohort of women. Includes healthcare utilization data with breakdowns according to age, race/ethnicity, eligibility group (Medicaid or other form), rural versus urban location, maternity care desert status, severe maternal morbidity and/or chronic health condition, postpartum month, and state.

Amelia Whitman, Anupama Warrier, Sarah Gordon, et al.

01/2025

HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation

Access · COVID-19 · Legislation and regulations · Maternal health and prenatal care · Medicaid · Rural-urban differences · State-by-state data · Statistics and data · Women · State-by-state