The Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion: A difference-in-differences study of spillover participation in SNAP.

ABSTRACT: The Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion to individuals with adults under 138 percent of the federal poverty level led to insurance coverage for millions of Americans in participating states. This study investigates Medicaid expansion's potential spillover participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP; formerly the Food Stamp Program). In addition to providing public insurance, the policy connects individuals to SNAP, affecting social determinants of health such as hunger. We use difference-in-differences regression to estimate the effect of the Medicaid expansion on SNAP participation among approximately 414,000 individuals from across the United States. The Current Population Survey is used to answer the main research question, and the SNAP Quality Control Data

SUBMITTER: Cha P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9067645 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature