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Participants included first-time enrollees in the Healthy Michigan Plan (HMP), Michigan\u2019s Medicaid expansion plan, between April 1, 2014, and December 31, 2017. Enrollees were linked with their credit reports from a large national credit agency at 6-month intervals from 2013 to 2021, with outcomes obtained on the final business day of January and July of each calendar year. Data were analyzed from January 4, 2023, to December 9, 2025.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Exposure<\/jats:title>\n Enrollment in HMP.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title>\n The event study analysis compared changes in 4 credit outcomes: medical debt in collections, nonmedical debt in collections, a subprime credit score (&amp;lt;600), and bankruptcy in the prior 2 years.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n The study cohort included 575\u202f283 enrollees (308 814 male [53.7%]; mean [SE] age, 42.1 [10.6] years). HMP enrollment was associated with large reductions in medical debt in collections (from \u2212$101.9 [95% CI, \u2212$127.6 to \u2212$76.3] in postenrollment quarter 8 to \u2212$983.0 [95% CI, \u2212$1090.8 to \u2212$875.1] in postenrollment quarter 29) and rates of subprime credit scores (from \u22120.038 [95% CI, \u22120.041 to \u22120.035] in postenrollment quarter 8 to \u22120.234 [95% CI, \u22120.247 to \u22120.221] in postenrollment quarter 29), with the magnitude of association increasing over time. No associations were observed between HMP enrollment and nonmedical debt in collections or bankruptcy.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>\n In this cohort study of HMP enrollees, Medicaid expansion enrollment was associated with reductions in medical debt in collections and rates of subprime credit scores as long as 7 years after enrollment. 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