Patterns of Health Insurance Coverage Around the Time of Pregnancy Among Women With Live-Born Infants—Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, 29 States, 2009

Abstract

PRAMS data can be used to identify patterns of health insurance coverage among women around the time of pregnancy. Removing barriers to obtaining health insurance for women who lack coverage, particularly before pregnancy, could improve the health of women and their infants. The findings in this report can be used by public health professionals, policy analysts, and others to monitor health insurance coverage for women around the time of pregnancy. In particular, 2009 state-specific data can serve as baseline information to assess and monitor changes in health insurance coverage since the passage of ACA.