Medicaid Expansion and Severe Maternal Morbidity: Evaluating the Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Delivery Outcomes
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Medicaid Expansion and Severe Maternal Morbidity: Evaluating the Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Delivery Outcomes

This study analyzes the ACA Medicaid expansion's effect on severe maternal morbidity during delivery hospitalizations, finding increased Medicaid coverage but no significant change in severe maternal morbidity rates, underscoring the need for further clinical and policy interventions.
Narrowing the Equity Gap: The Impact of California’s 2022 Medicaid Expansion on Access to SGLT-2 Inhibitors and GLP-1 RAs in Older Undocumented Immigrants
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Narrowing the Equity Gap: The Impact of California’s 2022 Medicaid Expansion on Access to SGLT-2 Inhibitors and GLP-1 RAs in Older Undocumented Immigrants

This review analyzes the significant shift in type 2 diabetes prescribing patterns following California's 2022 Medi-Cal expansion, highlighting how policy-driven access to SGLT-2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists narrowed health equity gaps for older undocumented populations.