KFF Examines How Abortion Bans, Misinformation, and State Actions May Affect Access to Contraception
Following the Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, uncertainty has emerged over whether the right to contraception could also be limited.
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Opioid Use Disorder and Treatment Among Pregnant and Postpartum Medicaid Enrollees
Issue BriefThis brief examines opioid use disorder diagnoses and medication treatment for opioid use disorders in the prenatal and postpartum period among people with a Medicaid-covered delivery in 2017-2018.
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Medicaid Expansion Has Had Beneficial Effects on Some Sexual and Reproductive Health Outcomes
News ReleaseA new KFF review of more than three dozen studies published between April 2021 and June 2023 finds that Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act is associated with beneficial effects on a range of sexual and reproductive health outcomes.
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What Does the Recent Literature Say About Medicaid Expansion?: Impacts on Sexual and Reproductive Health
Issue BriefThis brief summarizes recent studies on the impacts of Medicaid expansion on a range of sexual and reproductive health outcomes.
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One Year Since Dobbs: The Landscape of Abortion Policies Across the US
News ReleaseThere has been intense focus on abortion policies across the United States since the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization on June 24, 2022. That decision overturned Roe v. Wade, eliminating federal constitutional protections for abortion and putting the decision to restrict or protect abortion with the states.
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Postpartum Individuals Are at Risk of Losing Medicaid During the Unwinding of the Medicaid Continuous Enrollment Provision, Especially in Certain States
Policy WatchThis policy watch discusses Medicaid unwinding and how enrollees who qualified for Medicaid through the pregnancy pathway are at risk of losing Medicaid coverage, particularly those living in states who have not implemented Medicaid expansion and have not extended postpartum Medicaid coverage.
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What Are the Exceptions to State Abortion Bans?
News ReleaseA new KFF analysis reviews exceptions to abortion bans and describes how the stated aim to provide life-saving and health-preserving abortion care may not be achieved in practice. Abortion is currently banned in 14 states and many other states have attempted to ban or severely restrict abortion access.
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How Does the ACA Expansion Affect Medicaid Coverage Before and During Pregnancy?
Issue BriefThis 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.
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As 2022 Legislative Sessions End, Most States Are Adopting New Option to Extend Medicaid Postpartum Coverage
Policy WatchThis 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.
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Medicaid’s New Option to Extend Postpartum Coverage for 12 Months Could Prevent Hundreds of Thousands of Enrollees from Losing Coverage in the Months After Delivery
News ReleaseA new KFF analysis finds that hundreds of thousands of people are disenrolled from Medicaid each year after giving birth, which could be prevented if all states were to take up a new option to extend Medicaid postpartum coverage to 12 months.