According to The Hill (6/15, Melillo), research indicates that “Medicaid expansion is associated with a statistically significant reduction in suicide rates compared with those reported in states that did not expand Medicaid.”
MedPage Today (6/15, Short) reports the study revealed that “from 2000 to 2018, suicide rates increased nationwide, but a smaller increase was detected in states with Medicaid expansion after 2014 (2.56 increase per 100,000 individuals) compared with states with no expansion (3.10 increase per 100,000).” The findings were published online June 15 in JAMA Network Open.
Related Links:
— “Suicide rates slow in states that expanded Medicaid: study “Gianna Melillo, The Hill, June 15, 2022