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A crude comparison of medical costs between people with disabilities (PWD) and without disabilities (PWoD) shows a much higher expenditure among PWD and such results have been a cause for further stigmatization. This study aims to empirically analyze whether the medical costs for PWD are...
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Premiums and eligibility for health insurance may cause a "marriage lock," in which couples stay married for the sake of maintaining health insurance coverage. By using the Health and Retirement Study for adults aged 60-70, I examine whether employer-based health insurance coverage for the...
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combination of mandates, subsidies, marketplaces, and Medicaid expansions, most of which took effect in 2014. We use data from the … treatment intensity from state participation in the Medicaid expansion and pre-ACA uninsured rates. Results suggest that the ACA … led to sizeable improvements in access to health care in both Medicaid expansion and non-expansion states, with the gains …
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through regulations, mandates, subsidies, and Medicaid expansions – on behaviors related to future health risks after three … variation in pre-ACA uninsured rates and state Medicaid expansion decisions, we show that the ACA increased preventive care … law, as opposed to the Medicaid expansion. We also conduct subsample analyses by income and age. …
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Two recent changes in health policy will likely negatively impact state budgets and the health of low-income Californians with chronic disease. The new cost-sharing for medical visits, pharmaceuticals, and inpatient stays in California’s Medcaid program (Medi-Cal) and the exclusion of the...
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On March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law. The law, which includes provisions to rein in the cost of health care and improve the health delivery system, will be phased in over several years. In the interim, this signature...
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Americans’ health insurance coverage is not static; people cycle in and out of coverageand between sources of coverage during life transitions like losing a job, changing jobs, moving, or divorce. The Affordable Care Act creates an unprecedented opportunity to address the gaps in health coverage...
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We estimate the effect of the Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion on county-level mortality in the first four years …
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as Medicaid and food stamp programs, for the aged. We find that U.S. means-tested social insurance programs for retirees …
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