Associations Between a New York City Paid Sick Leave Mandate and Health Care Utilization Among Medicaid Beneficiaries in New York City and New York State.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

More evidence on associations between mandated paid sick leave and health service utilization among low-income adults is needed to guide health policy and legislation nationwide.

Objective

To evaluate the association between New York City's 2014 paid sick leave mandate and health care utilization among Medicaid-enrolled adults.

Design setting and participants

This retrospective cohort study used New York State Medicaid administrative data for adults 18 to 64 years old continuously enrolled in Medicaid from August 1, 2011, through July 31, 2017. A difference-in-differences approach with entropy balancing weights was used to compare New York City with the rest of New York State to assess the association of the paid sick leave mandate with health care utilizat

SUBMITTER: Ko H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8796973 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature