State Medicaid expansions led to more prenatal care for low-income mothers

(University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences) The Medicaid expansions for low-income parents that took place in 34 states between 1996 and 2011 led to a 2.3 percent decrease in the uninsured rate among women who already had a child and became pregnant again, and a 7.9 percent decrease in the number of mothers who didn't have insurance while they were pregnant.

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