The Effect of Medicaid Eligibility on Utilization of Services and Access to Care among Health Center Patients: A Regression Discontinuity Design
Hailun Liang,
Lei Tao,
Leiyu Shi
Abstract:The United States’ Affordable Care Act (ACA) aims to improve access to and quality of care for low-income patients. To do so, it expands Medicaid eligibility from individuals under 100% of the federal poverty level (FPL) to include those under 138% of the FPL. Based on the 2014 Health Center Patient Survey (a nationally representative survey sponsored by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) (n = 4,380)), this study examined the effects of the Medicaid eligibility on having a usual source of … Show more
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