Between 2008 and 2019, the percentage of mothers who were uninsured at the time of birth declined among women in two income groups: those in families that earned annual incomes between 0 and 138 percent of the federal poverty level and those in families that earned between 251 and 400 percent of the federal poverty level.
A new AHRQ MEPS statistical brief looks at the insurance status of mothers at the time of birth, before and after the introduction of the ACA. Specifically, relying on the Full-Year Consolidated files for the Household Component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS-HC) between 2008 and 2019, researchers describe the insurance status of mothers by the following demographic characteristics: age, race/ethnicity, highest level of education, and percent of the federal poverty level. They define the pre-ACA period as 2008 through 2013, and the post-ACA period as 2014 through 2019.
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