In this study, we document the effect of Food Stamp access on adult health care utilization. While Food Stamps is one … or mental health, or due to individuals with common chronic health conditions, leaving open the possibility that changes … Stamps increased the affordability of specialty health care, which may have further reduced the need for physician visits …

In this study, we document the effect of food stamp access on adult health care utilization. While the Food Stamp … increased the affordability of specialty health care. These findings have important implications for cost-benefit analyses of … the Food Stamp Program, as reductions in health care utilization because of food stamps may offset some of the program …

In this study, we document the effect of Food Stamp access on adult health care utilization. While Food Stamps is one … or mental health, or due to individuals with common chronic health conditions, leaving open the possibility that changes … Stamps increased the affordability of specialty health care, which may have further reduced the need for physician visits …

health systems. It then takes stock of current knowledge on the effectiveness of policy instruments to tackle unhealthy diets …

-2014, this paper examines the impact of RASKIN on children's health status. Using the difference-in-difference estimator, we find … that children from the households that are beneficiaries of the RASKIN program show improved health status as measured by … various anthropometric measures. We further investigate the long-run gains from RASKIN by tracing the health status of …

several early-life health indicators. Robust evidence shows that such nutrition supplements effectively increase boys' weight … and reduce their probability of being underweight. No effect is observed on girls of similar age. These health indicators …