Study: Medicaid Expansion Can Save Lives Of Infants, Moms

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May 22nd, 2019

The uninsured rate for women of childbearing age is nearly twice as high in states that have not expanded Medicaid compared to those that have expanded Medicaid, according to the report from the Georgetown Center for Children and Families. Georgia’s rate of uninsured women ages 18 to 44 is 20%, the third-highest in the nation behind Texas and Oklahoma, according to the study.

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A new study says Medicaid expansion has helped reduce states’ numbers of uninsured women of childbearing age – and cut their infant and maternal mortality rates.

States that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act saw a 50% greater reduction in infant mortality than non-expansion states, according to the report from the Georgetown Center for Children and Families, released Wednesday.

Georgia is one of 14 states not adopting Medicaid expansion. However, Gov. Brian Kemp has led an initiative that could increase the number of Georgians in the government program.

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