The great recession and health spending among uninsured U.S. immigrants: implications for the Affordable Care Act implementation.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We study the association between the timing of the Great Recession (GR) and health spending among uninsured adults distinguishing by citizenship/nativity status and time of U.S. residence.

Data source

Uninsured U.S. citizens and noncitizens from the 2005-2006 and 2008-2009 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

Study design

The probability of reporting any health spending and the natural logarithm of health spending are our main dependent variables. We compare health spending across population categories before/during the GR. Subsequently, we implement two-part regression analyses of total and specific health-spending measures. We predict average health spending before/during the GR with a smearing estimation.

Principal findings

The probability of reportin

SUBMITTER: Vargas Bustamante A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4254131 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature