Medicaid enrollment among previously uninsured Americans and associated outcomes by race/ethnicity-United States, 2008-2014.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine the person-level impact of Medicaid enrollment on costs, utilization, access, and health across previously uninsured racial/ethnic groups.

Data source

Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2008-2014.

Study design

We pooled multiple 2-year waves of data to examine the direct impact of Medicaid enrollment among uninsured Americans. We compared changes in outcomes among nonpregnant, uninsured individuals who gained Medicaid (N = 963) to those who remained uninsured (N = 9784) using a difference-in-differences analysis.

Principal findings

Medicaid enrollment was associated with significant increases in total health care costs and total prescription drug costs and a significant decrease in out-of-pocket costs. Among those who gained Medicaid, presc

SUBMITTER: Winkelman TNA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6341200 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature