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Title: The Impact of Federally Qualified Health Centers on Youth Outcomes

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Publication Year: 2020

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Abstract: Health events that occur in youth such as adolescent pregnancy often have an enormous impact on adult outcomes. Adolescents are traditionally well-covered by health insurance but may not have access to care for other reasons. Using the large and staggered expansion of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in the last two decades, this paper studies the impact of these community-based providers on teen pregnancy rates and high school graduation rates. Openings are associated with a 10 percent drop in the teen birth rates. Declines are larger in counties with more than one opening and among low income populations. I find no statistically significant effect on educational attainment overall but a 17 percent decline in the proportion of women who did not complete high school in areas where FQHC openings had the largest effects on the teen birth rate. These findings highlight the potential of community-based institutions to impact opportunities for youth.

Url: https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/mfarid/files/farid_jmp.pdf

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Authors: Farid, Monica

Publisher: Harvard University

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Fertility and Mortality, Health, Other, Population Health and Health Systems

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