How Does the ACA Expansion Affect Medicaid Coverage Before and During Pregnancy? October 26, 2022 Issue Brief This brief looks at length of Medicaid coverage before delivery among enrollees with a live birth in Medicaid Expansion and non-Expansion states using the 2019 T-MSIS data.
Update on Medicaid Coverage of Gender-Affirming Health Services October 11, 2022 Issue Brief This brief presents findings on states’ coverage of gender-affirming health services under Medicaid as of July 2021.
As 2022 Legislative Sessions End, Most States Are Adopting New Option to Extend Medicaid Postpartum Coverage August 9, 2022 Blog This policy watch provides an update on the status of state adoption and implementation of the Medicaid 12-month postpartum coverage extension option as states wrap up their 2022 legislative sessions.
After Roe: Options to Address Medicaid Coverage Policy Related to Maternal and Child Health July 15, 2022 Blog This policy watch examines the intersection of Medicaid coverage policies with state actions to ban abortion.
Reading the Post-Roe Tea Leaves in States Without Abortion Bans or Protections June 23, 2022 Blog In the 17 states without explicit laws prohibiting or protecting abortions, we present a number of indicators to assess abortion access, including abortion restrictions, the number of clinics and women of reproductive age per clinic, as well as State Supreme Court rulings interpreting the right to abortion in that state.
Americans’ Knowledge and Attitudes About Abortion Access and the Pending Supreme Court Ruling June 9, 2022 Event On June 9, KFF released findings from a national public opinion survey on abortion. The event highlighted key issues including awareness and attitudes of the impending Supreme Court opinion, its potential impact on abortion access, the importance of abortion policy to voting preferences in this year’s midterm elections, and knowledge of abortion and related health care.
Many States Impose a Jail Sentence for Doctors Who Perform Abortions Past Gestational Limits May 23, 2022 Slide Many states impose a jail sentence for doctors who perform abortions past state established gestational limit. Here’s the breakdown of the jail time and state established gestational limits in effect as of May 2022.
Many States Look to Strengthen Medicaid Coverage for Maternal Health in FY2022, According to New KFF Report May 19, 2022 News Release Medicaid funds more than four in ten births in the United States and more than half in several states. A new KFF report of results from a survey of 41 states and DC finds that on the whole, states offer broad coverage for basic pregnancy-related services. Most states also reported…
Medicaid Coverage of Pregnancy-Related Services: Findings from a 2021 State Survey May 19, 2022 Report This report presents findings on states’ coverage of maternity care services under Medicaid as of July 2021.
Some States Are Strengthening Abortion Access and Protections for Clinicians and Out-of-State Residents Seeking Abortions May 16, 2022 News Release If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade, the landmark decision that established the right to abortion, then individual states can regulate abortion without any federal requirement to protect abortion access. While about half of the states in the U.S. will move to either ban or highly restrict abortion access…
