The Impact of Eligibility for Medicaid versus Subsidized Private Health Insurance on Medical Spending, Self-Reported Health, and Public Program Participation.

Abstract We use a regression discontinuity design to understand the impact of a sharp change in eligibility for Medicaid versus subsidized marketplace insurance at 138 percent of the federal poverty line on coverage, medical spending, health status, and other public program participation. We find a...

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Publicado en:American Journal of Health Economics Vol. 9; no. 2; pp. 262 - 296
Autores principales: Barcellos, Silvia Helena, Jacobson, Mireille, Levy, Helen G.
Formato: equations & formulas tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: University of Chicago Press Spring2023
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          Barcellos, Silvia Helena
          Jacobson, Mireille
          Levy, Helen G.
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          Medicaid Expansion
          Eligibility Determination
          Insurance, Health
          Health Care Costs
          Self Report
          Health Status
          Public Health
          Consumer Participation
          Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
          Health Services Accessibility
          Health Insurance Exchanges
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      ab: Abstract We use a regression discontinuity design to understand the impact of a sharp change in eligibility for Medicaid versus subsidized marketplace insurance at 138 percent of the federal poverty line on coverage, medical spending, health status, and other public program participation. We find a 5.5 percentage point shift from Medicaid to private insurance, with no net change in coverage. The shift increases individual health spending by $341 or 2 percent of income, with larger increases at higher points in the spending distribution. Two-thirds of the increase is from premiums and one-third from out-of-pocket medical spending. Self-rated health and other public program participation appear unchanged. We find no evidence of bunching below the eligibility threshold, which suggests either that individuals are willing to pay more for private insurance or that optimization frictions are high.
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