Differential effect of the state children's health insurance program expansions by children's age.

ABSTRACT:

Research objective

This paper tests for differences in the effect of State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) on children's insurance coverage and physician visits across three age groups: pre-elementary school-aged children (pre-ESA), ESA children, and post-ESA children.

Data source

The study uses two cross sections of the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) from the 1996 and 2001 panels.

Study design

A difference-in-differences approach is used to estimate the effect of SCHIP on coverage and physician visits of newly eligible children of different age groups.

Data collection

Demographic, insurance, and physician visit information for children in families with income below 300 percent of federal poverty line were extracted from the SIPP.

SUBMITTER: Lurie IZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2754545 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature