Table 2.
Health Insurance Disruptions Between Childbirth and Postpartum, by Race/Ethnicity for Rural and Urban U.S. Residents (N = 150,273)
| BIPOC rural residents (N = 12,102) | BIPOC urban residents (N = 65,204) | White rural residents (N = 17,863) | White urban residents (N = 55,104) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health insurance disruption from childbirth to postpartum; % (95% CI) | ||||
| Medicaid-commerciala | 11.4 (10.3–12.5) | 12.7 (12.2–13.1) | 9.6 (9.0–10.4) | 5.8 (5.5–6.1) |
| Medicaid-uninsureda | 17.0 (15.7–18.4) | 11.7 (11.3–12.1) | 6.1 (5.5–4.2) | 3.4 (3.2–3.6) |
| Commercial-Medicaid | 3.2 (2.6–3.9) | 4.3 (4.0–4.5) | 3.7 (3.3–4.2) | 2.7 (2.6–2.9) |
| Otherb | 3.3 (2.8–3.9) | 3.4 (3.1–3.6) | 2.9 (2.6–3.3) | 2.2 (2.0–2.4) |
| Continuous uninsurance from childbirth to postpartum, % (95% CI) | ||||
| Continuous uninsured | 4.6 (3.9–5.6) | 2.5 (2.3–2.7) | 2.4 (2.1–4.2) | 0.6 (0.5–0.8) |
| Continuous health insurance from childbirth to postpartum; % (95% CI) | ||||
| Continuous commercial | 20.1 (18.8–21.4) | 33.0 (32.5–33.6) | 47.2 (46.1–48.3) | 68.6 (68.0–69.1) |
| Continuous Medicaid | 40.5 (38.7–42.3) | 32.5 (32.0–33.1) | 28.1 (27.1–29.1) | 16.7 (16.3–17.2) |
Data are weighted proportions.
a
Groups that have potential to avoid insurance transitions under proposals to extend postpartum Medicaid.
b
Other transitions include: Commercial-uninsured, uninsured-commercial, and uninsured-Medicaid.