Conway, K.S.Kutinova, A.2008-09-052008-09-052008Conway, K.S., Kutinova, A. (2008) What about Mom? The Forgotten Beneficiary of the Medicaid Expansions. Southern Economic Journal, 74(4), pp. 1070-1102.http://hdl.handle.net/10092/970This paper contributes to evidence regarding the effectiveness of the Medicaid expansions by focusing on a key beneficiary - the mother - who has previously been overlooked. Using the Natality Detail Files for 1989-96, we estimate the relationship between Medicaid eligibility and maternal health outcomes for several treatment groups and a control group. Potential biases caused by improved reporting are addressed by using a 'straw man' maternal complication not preventable with prenatal care. Our results suggest that increased Medicaid eligibility may have led to fewer preventable maternal complications among women most likely to have benefited from the Medicaid expansions.enMaternal healthPrenatal careMedicaidJournal ArticleFields of Research::340000 Economics::340200 Applied Economics::340204 Health economicsFields of Research::320000 Medical and Health Sciences::321000 Clinical Sciences