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The waiver was modified in 2017 to require partial premium payments and implemented work requirements in mid-2018, which were later rescinded by federal court order. We compared healthcare access and preventive service utilization in Arkansas vs states with traditional Medicaid expansions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Using Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data from 2011 to 2021, we applied difference-in-differences analysis to examine low-income non-elderly adults aged 18-64 in Arkansas and 3 demographically similar traditionally expanding states (Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia). Outcomes included insurance coverage, usual source of care, annual checkups, cost-related care avoidance, and flu vaccination.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Compared to traditional expansion states, Arkansas' expansion was associated with greater increases in insurance coverage (+3.5% points, P &amp;lt; 0.001) and annual checkups (+6.1pp, P &amp;lt; 0.001). 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