drugs, use of other medical services, and health for a nationally representative sample of Medicare beneficiaries. Given the … health. We find that gaining prescription drug insurance through Medicare Part D was associated with a 70% increase in the … health care services or health, as measured by functional status and self-reported health. Among those in poorer health, we …

The U.S. population receives suboptimal levels of preventive care and has a high prevalence of risky health behaviors …. One goal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was to increase preventive care and improve health behaviors by expanding access … to health insurance …

remain on parents' health insurance until turning 26 - took effect in September 2010. We estimate this mandate's impacts on … numerous outcomes related to health care access, preventive care utilization, risky behaviors, and self-assessed health. We …. For the full sample, the dependent coverage provision increased the probabilities of having health insurance, a primary …

remain on parents’ health insurance until turning 26 – took effect in September 2010. We estimate this mandate’s impacts on … numerous health-related outcomes using a difference-in-differences approach with 23-25 year olds as the treatment group and 27 … insurance, a primary care doctor, and excellent self-assessed health, while decreasing unmet medical needs because of cost …

The U.S. population receives suboptimal levels of preventive care and has a high prevalence of risky health behaviors …. One goal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was to increase preventive care and improve health behaviors by expanding access … to health insurance. This paper estimates how the ACA-facilitated state-level expansions of Medicaid in 2014 affected …

remain on parents' health insurance until turning 26 – took effect in September 2010. We estimate this mandate's impacts on … numerous outcomes related to health care access, preventive care utilization, risky behaviors, and self-assessed health. We …. For the full sample, the dependent coverage provision increased the probabilities of having health insurance, a primary …

, there is limited evidence on how drug coverage might affect health. The goal of this paper is to obtain quot …;causal effectsquot; of prescription drug coverage on drug use, use of other medical services and health of the elderly. We use fixed … discernable effect on hospital admissions or health …