Insurance coverage and discontinuity during pregnancy: Frequency and associations documented in the PROMISE cohort.
Anna BoomanKalera StrattonKimberly K VescoJean O'MalleyTeresa D SchmidtJanne Boone-HeinonenJonathan M SnowdenPublished in: Health services research (2023)
Insurance discontinuity and uninsurance are common within our population of pregnant people seeking care at CHCOs. Our findings suggest that insurance status should be regarded as a dynamic rather than a static characteristic during pregnancy and should be measured accordingly. Future research is needed to assess the drivers of perinatal insurance discontinuity and if and how these discontinuities may affect health care access, utilization, and birth outcomes.