There have been relatively few evaluations of the effect of private insurance and Medicaid on infant health, and … of insurance status. Our data consist of vital records that have been linked to hospital discharge records and Medicaid … results from previous studies are inconclusive. The objective of this study if to estimate the effect of private insurance …

; (6) mobilizing additional nongovernment resources via insurance (including social health insurance, and community and … private insurance); (7) increasing cost-recovery measures; and (8) increasing efficiency. The paper concludes that the chief …

state policies, this paper models the effect of more stringent eligibility criteria for Medicaid on the insurance status and …In an effort to balance their budgets many states are considering reducing eligibility for Medicaid. Using variation in … the use of antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for people living with HIV, a group heavily dependent on Medicaid. Using …

I consider the popular argument of Medicaid crowding out demand for private long-term care insurance. I show that this … argument rests on a wrong counterfactual comparison. Furthermore, I question the welfare-decreasing impact of Medicaid as it … neglects a large value of the program in providing access to care. I show that private insurance is unable to offer a similar …

Medicaid expansions of the 1980s and 1990s. In this paper, we provide the first national study of the effects of Medicaid on … health to later life outcomes. We exploit exogenous variation from the Medicaid income eligibility expansions for pregnant … maternal health indicators. We find that the 13 percentage point increase in Medicaid eligibility during the study period was …

I consider the popular argument of Medicaid crowding out demand for private long-term care insurance. I show that this … argument rests on a wrong counterfactual comparison. Furthermore, I question the welfare-decreasing impact of Medicaid as it … neglects a large value of the program in providing access to care. I show that private insurance is unable to offer a similar …

Medicaid expansions of the 1980s and 1990s. In this paper, we provide the first national study of the effects of Medicaid on … health to later life outcomes. We exploit exogenous variation from the Medicaid income eligibility expansions for pregnant … maternal health indicators. We find that the 13 percentage point increase in Medicaid eligibility during the study period was …