Laura Barrie Smith

Work led by @laura-b-smith.bsky.social with @claire-obrien.bsky.social, @gmkenney.bsky.social , and Keqin Wei. @urbaninstitute.bsky.social #HealthPolicy

New Health Affairs Scholar article on postpartum care under Medicaid. 76% had a visit between 61-365 days after birth, but this varied by state and individual factors. Our findings show benefits of recent 12-mo. postpartum extensions but suggest where gaps in care remain.
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Thanks @ddiamond.bsky.social ! If you want to see how many people would lose coverage in your state check out this map from my @urbaninstitute.bsky.social colleagues: www.urban.org/data-tools/h...

Improving Maternal Health and Well-Being through Medicaid/CHIP Postpartum Coverage Extensions This brief examines the implementation of postpartum coverage extensions in five states (New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, South Carolina, and Virginia) and identifies key considerations for ensuring exte...

Nearly every state has newly extended pregnancy-related Medicaid to a full year postpartum. But our new @urbaninstitute.bsky.social research finds limited communication to enrollees, providers, and other stakeholders could dampen extensions’ potential positive effects. www.urban.org/research/pub...

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Check out our team's latest T-MSIS publication, showing well-child visit rates among Black and white Medicaid-enrolled children were far below recommended levels in 2019, and they dropped even lower in 2020.

I'd love to be added - thanks!