traditional Medicaid had 200% more preconception visits and 29% more postpartum visits than individuals using pregnancy Medicaid. Lack of coverage in both the preconception and postpartum period deprive women of adequate opportunities to access health care or contraception. Changes to pregnancy Medicaid, including extended postpartum coverage through the AmericanRescuePlanAct of 2021, may facilitate
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Public Health Infrastructure Grant: A Better Approach to Empowering More State and Local Decision Making and Strengthening the Public Health Workforce and Infrastructure. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress passed the AmericanRescuePlanAct of 2021 (ARPA) that included a historic investment in the public health workforce. Charged
Nursing home infection control strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic. The AmericanRescuePlanAct of 2021 awarded $500 million toward scaling "strike teams" to mitigate the impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) within nursing homes. The Massachusetts Nursing Facility Accountability and Support Package (NFASP) piloted one such model during the first weeks of the pandemic, providing
Association of the Implementation of Child Tax Credit Advance Payments With Food Insufficiency in US Households. A key component of the AmericanRescuePlanAct of 2021 included an expansion of the Child Tax Credit with advance payments beginning in July 2021, a "child allowance" that was projected to dramatically reduce child poverty. Food insufficiency has increased markedly during
percent) or English (2.6 percentage points or 18.6 percent). The intervention provided a two-to-one return on investment. Yet absolute enrollment in the target population remained low; persistent enrollment barriers may have limited the intervention's impact. These findings inform implementation of the AmericanRescuePlanAct of 2021, which expands eligibility for subsidized coverage.
Effect of Email Nudges on Plan Switching and Healthcare Utilization Among Unemployment Insurance Recipients In March 2021, President Biden signed into law the AmericanRescuePlanAct of 2021 (ARP), a landmark federal economic relief and stimulus package designed to provide support to Americans hit by the economic recession brought about by the COVID-19 global pandemic. The law provides increased