We estimate the causal impact of access to means-tested public health insurance coverage (Medicaid) on health outcomes … and recidivism for those recently released from incarceration. To do so, we leverage a policy change in South Carolina … that allowed simplified Medicaid re-enrollment for previously incarcerated eligible individuals. Using linked …

rates of recidivism among ex-convicts is due to selection, and not a consequence of the experience of being in prison … directed at improving employability and reducing recidivism, and ultimately, raises employment and earnings while discouraging … further criminal behavior. For previously employed individuals, while there is no effect on recidivism, there is a lasting …

shown to perform extremely well. Furthermore, we implement the proposed framework to study crime recidivism in Quebec, a … offenses in the post-policy period. Besides, our results support existing findings on crime recidivism and offer new insights …

understanding of how peer effects shape criminal behavior among prison inmates, focusing on co-inmate impacts on recidivism and … experienced co-inmates increases recidivism. Second, exposure to "top criminals" (i.e. those with extreme levels of criminal … experience) plays a distinctive role in shaping these recidivism patterns. Third, inmates form lasting criminal networks, as …

We examine the early effects of U.S. state Medicaid expansions under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on substance use … expansion, Medicaid-reimbursed prescriptions for medications used to treat SUDs in outpatient settings increased by 33% in … states Medicaid insurance and use of Medicaid to pay for treatment increased by 58% and 57% following the expansion. In an …