The effects of public health insurance on health behaviors: Evidence from the fifth year of Medicaid expansion

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (12) ◽  
pp. 1586-1605
Author(s):  
Aparna Soni
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Health Behaviors ◽  
Public Health Insurance ◽  
Medicaid Expansion

COVID-19 will strain US health provision and budgets

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Affordable Care Act ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Healthcare Reform ◽  
Public Health Insurance ◽  
Medicaid Expansion ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Low Income Families

Significance High and rising case numbers have strained public and private health systems. Medicaid, which caters to low-income families and will experience surging demand as job losses rise, is in particular distress, mainly because states co-fund and administer it. The strains are propelling healthcare reform as an electoral issue. Impacts Biden is unlikely to endorse ‘Medicare for all’ but will push his public health insurance option. The Republicans will struggle to elucidate a clear alternative to the Affordable Care Act before November. COVID-19 will fuel calls for Medicaid expansion, including in smaller conservative states.

Voluntary Public Health Insurance for Low-Income Families: The Decision to Enroll

1995 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 955-972 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn W. Madden ◽  
Allen Cheadle ◽  
Paula Diehr ◽  
Diane P. Martin ◽  
Donald L. Patrick ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Public Health Insurance ◽  
Low Income Families
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