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The Effect of Medicaid on Health Care Consumption of Young Adults
Author(s) -
Coey Dominic
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
health economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.55
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1099-1050
pISSN - 1057-9230
DOI - 10.1002/hec.3042
Subject(s) - medicaid , medical expenditure panel survey , health care , medicine , medical care , panel survey , consumption (sociology) , environmental health , consumer expenditure survey , gerontology , demography , health insurance , family medicine , economics , social science , sociology , economic growth , aggregate expenditure , macroeconomics
Summary All states provide Medicaid until the age of 19 years. After 19 years, young adults may become ineligible for Medicaid. Using the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, we find that the resulting loss of Medicaid coverage causes substantial changes to the level and composition of health care use. The total number of visits to health care providers falls by over 60%, two‐thirds of which is due to a decline in office visits. Expenditures, in particular inpatient expenditures, also appear to fall sharply. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.