We provide the first evidence on the effects of expansions to private and public insurance programs on children’s use … following a public insurance expansion that increases the income eligibility thresholds for Medicaid and the Children’s Health …

specialty substance use disorder (SUD) treatment use among children ages 12 to 18. We examine both private and public expansions … State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Private expansions are generated by state laws that compel private …, lead to increases in admissions to treatment and increased insurance coverage among children in treatment. After public …