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Title: Are coresidence and nursing homes substitutes? Evidence from Medicaid spend-down provisions

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Publication Year: 2018

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Abstract: This paper measures the extent to which the price of nursing home care affects a potential substitute living arrangement: coresidence with adult children. Exploiting variation in state Medicaid income “spend-down” provisions over time, I find that living in a state with a spend-down provision decreases the prevalence of coresidence with adult children by 1–4 percentage points for single elderly individuals, with a corresponding increase in the use of nursing home care. These findings suggest that changes in Medicaid eligibility for long-term care benefits could have large impacts on living arrangements, care utilization patterns, and Medicaid expenditures.

Url: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0167629617300607

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Authors: Mommaerts, Corina

Periodical (Full): Journal of Health Economics

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Volume: 59

Pages: 125-138

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Aging and Retirement, Health, Housing and Segregation, Population Health and Health Systems

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