Research Letter

Medicaid Expansion and Retail Pharmacy Availability

JAMA Health Forum 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.6940

February 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM EST

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This cohort study evaluates whether expanded Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act was associated with pharmacy availability, and how Medicaid coverage losses under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act may be associated with pharmacy availability.

Corresponding Author: Pragya Kakani, PhD, Division of Health Policy and Economics, Joan and Sanford I. Weill Cornell Medical College, 575 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10022 (pka4006@med.cornell.edu).

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