. This increase has been concentrated in the Medicaid caseload nationwide. One of the most striking changes in Medicaid has … been the transition from fee-for-service (FFS) reimbursement to Medicaid managed care (MMC), which had taken place in 80 …% of states by 2016. Using Medicaid claims from South Carolina, we show that this change contributed to the increase in …

We use data from the National Health Interview Surveys to measure the effects of the growth of Medicaid managed care on … children. We examine both the probability that individual children were Medicaid-covered and their utilization of care. We find … that managed care penetration has significant effects on the composition of the Medicaid caseload. Poor white and Hispanic …

Evaluations of changes to the Medicaid program have focused on increases in the generosity of income cutoffs for … Medicaid eligibility. Previous research shows that despite dramatic increases in the number of births paid for by the Medicaid … program, women often enroll in Medicaid at the point of birth rather than before. States have addressed this problem by …

away uninsured and Medicaid patients. On the contrary, in the for-profit sector higher HMO penetration is linked to … patients and Medicaid births. Since HMO penetration reduces the price paid by privately insured patients they may be less …

current health status. However, we find some evidence that Medicaid eligibility in early childhood has positive effects on …