Financial impacts of the Medicaid expansion on community health centers.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the impacts of the Medicaid expansion on revenues, costs, assets, and liabilities of federally funded community health centers.

Data sources

We combined data from the Uniform Data System, Internal Revenue Service nonprofit tax returns, and county-level characteristics from the Census Bureau. Our final dataset included 5841 center-year observations.

Study design

We used difference-in-differences model to estimate the fiscal impacts of the Medicaid expansion on community health centers. We employed event study models, state-specific trend models, and placebo law tests as robustness checks.

Data collection methods

Not applicable.

Principal findings

On the revenue side, we found a $2.08 million relative increase (p = 0.002) in Medicaid

SUBMITTER: Luo Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9108051 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature