This retrospective cohort study compares postpartum care and contraception use between women with restricted and full Medicaid benefits, indicating significant disparities.
Key Points
The aim is to assess postpartum visits and contraceptive use among immigrant women with different Medicaid benefits.
Conducted a retrospective cohort study using linked Medicaid claims and birth certificate data.
Analyzed outcomes for postpartum visits and contraception use in Oregon and South Carolina.
Examined differences in demographic characteristics by Medicaid type.
Utilized logistic regression models to assess associations between Medicaid type and outcomes.
Women on Emergency Medicaid had lower rates of postpartum visit attendance compared to Traditional Medicaid recipients.
Only 12.7% of the births involved Emergency Medicaid recipients.
Emergency Medicaid recipients tended to be older than those on Traditional Medicaid.
Differences were found in timing and types of contraception received by Medicaid type.