Sage Growth Partners’ survey of 50 health plan leaders and 300 pregnant or recently pregnant women as well as their caregivers spotlights the looming loss of coverage and care disruption from Medicaid redeterminations — including who’s most at risk and how to curb the crisis. More than half of mothers on Medicaid (52%) anticipate losing coverage while 84% of payer leaders expect moderate to severe disruption due to these redeterminations.
Read the new report to find out which members would be most affected, the delayed or avoided prenatal and postpartum care that is likely to result, and the suite of strategies payers have planned to address member fear and uncertainty.
Read the report to learn:
- The expected severity of Medicaid redeterminations
- Candid member responses to becoming uninsured or having less access to care
- Payer leader strategies to bring members back from the brink
- Which health plans can best navigate the coming disruption
- And more
Key Findings
52%
of mothers on Medicaid anticipate losing coverage due to redeterminations
84%
of health plan leaders expect moderate to severe disruption as a result of these redeterminations
62%
of these leaders believe that pregnant women with intermittent income/coverage will be most affected by redeterminations, followed closely by immigrant populations (60%)
72%
of health plan leaders rank delayed/avoided prenatal and postpartum care as the top risk from these redeterminations, amplifying other leading risks
66%
of these leaders also fear care continuity disruption, followed by 64% that see reduced access to high-risk/specialty care as the greatest danger
A Note About this Sage Growth Partners Maternal Health Report Series
This is the first report in a three-part series based on our comprehensive survey findings, The State of Maternal & NICU Care 2026: Insights from Plans and Patients.
