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. 2024 Oct 4;5(10):e243028.
doi: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.3028.

Financial Health Among Louisiana Medicaid Enrollees

Chris Frenier  1   2   3 , Beniamino Green  1   2 , Jacob Wallace  1 , Alexander Siebert  2 , Andrew Anderson  4 , Kevin Callison  2   5 , Brigham Cody Walker  2
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Financial Health Among Louisiana Medicaid Enrollees

Chris Frenier et al. JAMA Health Forum. .
No abstract available

Plain language summary

This cross-sectional study compares average credit scores and unpaid medical and nonmedical debts in collections among Black, Hispanic, and White adults with Medicaid coverage.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Frenier reported receiving grants from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (postdoctoral training grant T32HS017589) and employment by Abt Global Inc (outside of the submitted work) during the conduct of the study. Dr Wallace reported spouse employment with Manatt Phelps and Phillips. Dr Callison reported receiving grants from The Commonwealth Fund during the conduct of the study and grants from the National Cancer Institute, Louisiana Department of Health, and W.K. Kellogg Foundation outside the submitted work. Dr Walker reported receiving grants from The Commonwealth Fund during the conduct of the study and personal fees from ConcertAI LLC and Ontada LLC outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.

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