Medicaid Coverage and Medical Interventions During Pregnancy
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2005
Keywords
health insurance, medicaid, medical interventions, procedure utilization
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10754-005-1789-0
Abstract
This paper extends prior research on the effect of Medicaid coverage on medical interventions during pregnancy (prenatal ultrasound) and birth (ultrasound during delivery, cesarean delivery, inducement, and fetal monitor). The data are from two sources: the New York State Vital Statistics (VS) matched infant birth-death file and the Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System (SPARCS) file for 1993–1996. Medicaid coverage increases the likelihood of teens and adults receiving prenatal care relative to being uninsured. Overall, the effect of insurance type varies depending on whether the procedure is part of standard care (ultrasound and fetal monitor) or more likely to be elective (inducement and cesarean delivery). Insurance type has a greater effect for elective procedures than for procedures that are part of standard care.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics, v. 5, issue 3, p. 255–271
Scholar Commons Citation
Robst, John; Polachek, Solomon; and Turcotte, Leo, "Medicaid Coverage and Medical Interventions During Pregnancy" (2005). Mental Health Law & Policy Faculty Publications. 303.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/mhlp_facpub/303
