The Impact of the Massachusetts Health Care Reform on Health Care Use among Children
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Abstract
In 2006 Massachusetts enacted a major health care reform aimed at achieving near-universal coverage in the state. While other studies have found that this reform substantially affected the use of health services in general, the impact of the reform on children is largely unexplored. Children are of special interest to policymakers because it is widely believed that better health in early childhood results in large payoffs to adult health and achievement. I analyze how the reform affected the insurance coverage, health care utilization patterns, and health outcomes of children under 18 years old.Citation
Miller, Sarah. 2012. "The Impact of the Massachusetts Health Care Reform on Health Care Use among Children." American Economic Review, 102 (3): 502-07. DOI: 10.1257/aer.102.3.502JEL Classification
- I11 Analysis of Health Care Markets
- J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
- H75 State and Local Government: Health; Education; Welfare; Public Pensions
- I18 Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health