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Title: Medi-Cal Expansion and Children’s Well-Being

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Publication Year: 2019

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Abstract: Under the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA), California expanded eligibility for Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid program, to most non-elderly, non-disabled low-income adults. Although this change focused directly on improving the health and well-being of adults, it is likely that Medi-Cal expansion has had a dramatic effect on households with children. In recent years, as the federal government has attempted to dismantle the ACA, California policymakers have continued to push forward with efforts to protect and expand coverage gains. A better understanding of the impact of adult Medi-Cal on child well-being can help inform state efforts to expand health care coverage and improve outcomes for low-income children and families.

Url: https://www.ppic.org/wp-content/uploads/medi-cal-expansion-and-childrens-well-being.pdf

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Authors: Cha, Paulette; McConville, Shannon

Publisher: Public Policy Institute of California

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Health, Other, Poverty and Welfare, Race and Ethnicity

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