Medicaid Expansion in Virginia

Virginia expanded Medicaid eligibility in January 2019, and currently more than 700,000 adults are newly enrolled in Medicaid.

Our Medicaid expansion evaluation aims to assess the impact of Virginia's expansion of Medicaid on enrollment, utilization and health outcomes of its members. Publications, public reports and policy briefs are available below.

December 2024

Shadowen H, Marks SJ, Obembe O, Mitchell A, Bachireddy C, Hines A, Sabo R, Cunningham P, Krist A, Barnes A. The relationship between food and housing insecurity and healthcare use among Virginia Medicaid expansion members: Considering the neighborhood context. Health Serv Res. 2024 Dec 5. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.14416. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39639735.

September 2022

Dihwa, V, Shadowen, H, Barnes, AJ. Medicaid can and should play an active role in advancing health equity. Health Serv Res. 2022; 57(Suppl. 2): 167- 171. doi:10.1111/1475-6773.14069

August 2022

Shadowen H, Alexander M, Guerra L, Zhao X, Palazzolo J, Walker L, Cunningham PJ, Barnes AJ. Virginia Medicaid Expansion: New Members Report Reduced Financial Concerns During The COVID-19 Pandemic. Health Aff (Millwood). 2022 Aug;41(8):1078-1087. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2021.01910. Epub 2022 Jul 20. PMID: 35858118.

July 2022

Virginia Medicaid Expansion: New Members Report Reduced Financial Concerns...

January 2022

Full Report: Member Experiences After the First Year of Medicaid Enrollment

Policy Brief: Member Experiences After the First Year Of Medicaid Enrollment

Hospital Uncompensated Care Costs Following Medicaid Expansion

January 2021

Medicaid Expansion In Virginia - 500,000 Expansion Enrollment Milestone

November 2020

Changes In Hospital Payer Mix Following Medicaid Expansion

January 2020

Medicaid Expansion New Member Survey

November 2019

Primary Care In Virginia: Report on Providers Perspectives Prior To Medicaid Exp

July 2019

Hospital Uncompensated Care Costs in Virginia Prior To Medicaid Expansion