Expanding health insurance for the elderly of the Philippines

Abstract

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Who did the ACA Medicaid expansion impact? Estimating the probability of being a complier

“…This finding is similar to what was found by Abrigo et al. (2021) in their evaluation of health insurance expansion for elderly citizens in the Philippines.…”

“…In this section, I introduce a simple framework that estimates the treatment status of individuals based on their eligibility status. This framework was developed by Heckman and Vytlacil (1999) and has recently been applied within the context of health insurance (Abrigo et al., 2021; Kowalski, 2016). 14 I denote treatment status as D ∈ {0, 1}.…”

“…Next, I compute the average characteristics of the compliers, always takers, and never takers using the methods outlined in Abrigo et al. (2021) and Kowalski (2016). The compliers in this natural experiment are disproportionately made up of Black individuals and those in the middle of the distribution for work status.…”

“…A small number of studies have integrated complier analysis into the context of policy evaluations for health insurance programs (Abrigo et al., 2021; Ko et al., 2020; Kowalski, 2016). None of these studies, however, estimate complier probabilities.…”

The Well-Being of Older Adults in the Philippines: Application of the Years of Good Life

“…To exemplify, the expansion of health insurance coverage was successful to the extent that it increased membership. Still, it was found that many of the new members were from the middle-income level (Abrigo et al, 2022). Deprivation of basic needs will have persistent effects on the health and overall well-being of older adults.…”