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Title: The effect of Medicaid expansion on healthcare coverage, labor market activity, and government assistance among those with disabilities

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Publication Year: 2019

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Abstract: In 2010, The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed in the United States (U.S.). The ACA overhauled the U.S. healthcare system and expanded Medicaid coverage to those with income below 138% of the federal poverty line. However, in 2012 the Supreme Court decided that Medicaid expansion should be voluntary. In 2014 24 states expanded Medicaid creating the opportunity for a natural experiment. This study exploits this natural experiment to evaluate the effect of Medicaid expansion on labor market activity, health insurance coverage, and public assistance receipt among those with disabilities. By employing a difference-in-difference regression model and using the repeated cross-sectional nature of data collected through the American Community Survey, I found that Medicaid expansion has no independent significant effects on labor market activity but is associated with increased health insurance coverage and decreased public assistance for those with disabilities.

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Authors: McCauley, Erin

Publisher: Cornell University

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Health, Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Other

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