Title: Medicaid eligibility policy and the crowding-out effect: did women and children drop private health insurance to enroll in Medicaid.
Abstract: In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the federal government expanded Medicaid eligibility for children and pregnant women. By 1992, nearly a third of all children in the United States were eligible for Medicaid, and between 40 and 50 percent of women of childbearing age were eligible for Medicaid coverage for pregnancy-related services. During this period, the number of persons with employment-based insurance coverage declined, leading researchers to investigate whether Medicaid expansions have contributed to this decline--a so-called crowding-out effect. This Issue Brief discusses research findings and the health policy implications of the crowding-out effect.
Publication Year: 1996
Publication Date: 1996-10-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['pubmed']
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