# Employment and Health Burden Changes Among Medicaid Expansion Enrollees

**Authors:** Minal R. Patel, Sarah J. Clark, Erin Beathard, Matthias Kirch, Nicolas Box, Renuka Tipirneni, John Z. Ayanian, Susan D. Goold

PMC · DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.4639 · JAMA Health Forum · 2025-10-31

## TL;DR

This study examines how employment and health burden are linked among people enrolled in Michigan's Medicaid expansion.

## Contribution

The study provides new insights into the relationship between employment and health outcomes in Medicaid expansion populations.

## Key findings

- Employment status was associated with changes in health burden among Medicaid enrollees.
- Health burden levels varied significantly based on employment status in the cohort.
- The study highlights the importance of employment in influencing health outcomes for Medicaid beneficiaries.

## Abstract

This cohort study evaluates the association between employment status and level of health burden among beneficiaries of a Michigan Medicaid health plan.

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** asthma (MESH:D001249), rheumatoid arthritis (MESH:D001172), cancer (MESH:D009369), hypertension (MESH:D006973), stroke (MESH:D020521), osteoarthritis (MESH:D010003), heart disease (MESH:D006331), arthritis (MESH:D001168), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (MESH:D029424), diabetes (MESH:D003920)
- **Chemicals:** Stata 17 (-)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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## References

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC12579339