Medicaid expansion linked with fewer postpartum hospitalizations: research

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• Medicaid expansion states saw lower rates of postpartum hospitalizations compared with those that have not adopted the policy.

• Just 11 states have not expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. 

• The new data suggest expanding Medicaid can improve maternal health outcomes among low-income Americans.

States that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Ac...