Emergency Department Use During Pregnancy by Medicaid Type
Author Information
Author(s): Hersh Alyssa, Acevedo Ann Martinez, Mandelbaum Ava, Choo Esther, Rodriguez Maria
Hypothesis
How does emergency department utilization differ among pregnant persons with different types of Medicaid?
Conclusion
Individuals with Traditional Medicaid were more likely to have an antenatal ED visit than those with Emergency Medicaid.
Supporting Evidence
- The proportion of patients with at least one ED visit increased for all groups over the study period.
- 58.2% of patients with Traditional Medicaid had at least one ED visit compared to 22.7% of those with Emergency Medicaid.
Takeaway
This study looked at how often pregnant people with different types of Medicaid insurance visit the emergency room. It found that those with Traditional Medicaid go to the ER more often than those with Emergency Medicaid.
Methodology
Retrospective cohort study of all births among Medicaid recipients in South Carolina from 2010 to 2019.
Participant Demographics
Patients included were younger, of Black race, lived rurally, nulliparous, and had varying body mass index and pre-existing medical co-morbidities.
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