FierceHealthcare (6/20, Kuhrt) reports a study indicates that “a decrease in reports of child neglect in states that participated in Medicaid expansion suggests the program plays a part in reducing child maltreatment.” Medicaid expansion “has been associated with improved financial stability for families and better access to mental health care, which led a research team at the University of Washington to look for a correlation between Medicaid expansion and improvement in rates of child abuse and neglect.” The study was published in JAMA Network Open.
Related Links:
— “Study: Medicaid expansion linked to decrease in child neglect, “Matt Kuhrt, FierceHealthcare, June 20, 2019