The effect of Medicaid expansions for low-income children on Medicaid participation and private insurance coverage: evidence from the SIPP

• 成果类型: Article; Proceedings Paper
• 署名作者: Ham, JC; Shore-Sheppard, L
• 署名单位: Williams College; University System of Ohio; Ohio State University; National Bureau of Economic Research
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0047-2727
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2003.07.011
• 发表日期: 2005
• 页码: 57-83
• 关键词: Medicaid; SIPP; private insurance coverage

摘要

We examine Medicaid enrollment and private coverage loss following expansions of Medicaid eligibility. We attempt to replicate Cutler and Gruber's [Q. J. Econ. 111 (1996) 391.] results using the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), and find smaller rates of take-up and little evidence of crowding out. We find that some of the difference in results can be attributed to different samples and recall periods in the data sets used. Extending the previous literature, we find that take-up is slightly increased if a child's siblings are eligible and with time spent eligible. Focusing on children whose eligibility status changes during the sample, we estimate smaller take-up effects. We find little evidence of crowding out in any of our extensions. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.