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Heflin study on SNAP benefits, pregnancy-related ER trips published

Aug 13, 2018

SNAP Benefits and Pregnancy-Related Emergency Room Visits

Irma Arteaga, Colleen Heflin & Leslie Hodges

Population Research and Policy Review, August 2018

Colleen Heflin

Colleen Heflin


Professor Colleen Heflin and co-authors examine how the date that benefits are issued for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) changes the probability that a woman will go to the Emergency Room (ER) for pregnancy-related conditions in their study "SNAP Benefits and Pregnancy-Related Emergency Room Visits," published in Population Research and Policy Review. 08/13/18