Insurance coverage and respiratory morbidities in bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
Joseph M CollacoMichael C TracyCatherine A SheilsJessica L RiceLawrence M RheinLeif D NelinPaul E MooreWinston M ManimtimJonathan C LevinKhanh LaiLystra P HaydenJulie L FierroEric D AustinStamatia AlexiouAmit AgarwalNatalie VillafrancoRoopa SiddaiahAntonia P PopovaIoana A CristeaChristopher D BakerManvi BansalSharon A McGrath-MorrowPublished in: Pediatric pulmonology (2022)
Children with BPD who received Medicaid coverage were more likely to utilize acute care and have nighttime respiratory symptoms during the first 3 years of life. More comprehensive studies are needed to determine whether the use of Medicaid represents a barrier to accessing care, lower socioeconomic status, and/or a proxy for detrimental environmental exposures.