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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2026 Apr 4.
Published before final editing as: Am J Prev Med. 2026 Feb 14:108320. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2026.108320

Table 2.

Pre-post continuous Medicaid policy differences in racial inequity in postpartum uninsurance, by states’ Affordable Care Act expansion status, 2016–2023

Non-expansion States Expansion States Non-expansion States Expansion States
Black vs. White pre-post differences [95% CI] Black vs. White pre-post differences [95% CI] Adjusteda Black vs. White pre-post differences [95% CI] Adjusteda Black vs. White pre-post differences [95% CI]

N (weighted) 50591 106425 50591 106425

2016 0.003
[−0.056,0.063]
0.004
[−0.024,0.033]
0.005
[−0.052,0.063]
0.004
[−0.024,0.033]
2017 0.01
[−0.045,0.065]
0.014
[−0.013,0.042]
0.009
[−0.046,0.063]
0.014
[−0.013,0.040]
2018 0.012
[−0.058,0.082]
0.019
[−0.006,0.043]
0.011
[−0.058,0.081]
0.018
[−0.006,0.043]
2019 Referent Referent Referent Referent
2021 −0.003
[−0.071,0.066]
0.011
[−0.010,0.032]
−0.004
[−0.070,0.062]
0.011
[−0.009,0.032]
2022 −0.005
[−0.040,0.030]
0
[−0.027,0.027]
−0.005
[−0.039,0.029]
−0.001
[−0.028,0.025]
2023 −0.006
[−0.035,0.022]
0.013
[−0.014,0.041]
−0.006
[−0.036,0.024]
0.01
[−0.018,0.038]
a

Adjusted for age, marital status employment status, household income as a % of federal poverty level