The percentage of low income people enrolled in Michigan’s Medicaid expansion program who had jobs or were enrolled in school jumped six points in one year, the study shows.
That outpaced employment gains among the state’s general population during that same time.
Even larger increases in employment and school enrollment happened among African Americans, men, people in their late 30s and 40s, and those with the lowest incomes.
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Tipirneni is a member of the IHPI team that is carrying out a full evaluation of the Healthy Michigan Plan’s effects for the state government.
She notes that the study is unique because it includes longitudinal data on the Medicaid expansion enrollee population, including those who have left the program.
The team continues to gather data on the longer term status of these enrollees and former enrollees. »