Economic Research Initiative on the Uninsured Working Paper Series IS WELFARE REFORM RESPONSIBLE FOR LOW-SKILLED WOMEN’S DECLINING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE IN THE 1990S?

Economic Research Initiative on the Uninsured Working Paper Series THE DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAID AND EMPLOYER-SPONSORED HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE AMONG IMMIGRANTS BEFORE AND AFTER THE 1996 WELFARE REFORM

Economic Research Initiative on the Uninsured Working Paper Series WELFARE REFORM, LABOR SUPPLY, AND HEALTH INSURANCE IN THE IMMIGRANT POPULATION

Although the 1996 welfare reform legislation limited the eligibility of immigrant households to receive assistance, many states chose to protect their immigrant populations by offering state-funded aid to these groups. I exploit these changes in eligibility rules to examine the link between the welfare cutbacks and health insurance coverage in the immigrant population. The data reveal that the ...

Economic Research Initiative on the Uninsured Working Paper Series EMPLOYER-SPONSORED HEALTH INSURANCE AND THE PROMISE OF HEALTH INSURANCE REFORM

Public Policy and the Dynamics of Children’s Health Insurance, 1986–1999.

The past 20 years have seen important changes in public policy with the potential for significant impacts on health insurance for children. These changes included both those explicitly intended to expand access to public insurance for children, including expansions in eligibility for Medicaid and the introduction of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), and other changes in ant...

Economic Research Initiative on the Uninsured Working Paper Series BENEFICIAL MORAL HAZARD AND THE THEORY OF THE SECOND BEST

Economic analysis of health insurance markets has long noted that insurance increases consumption of heath care services because it shields individuals from the true price of care. The additional consumption attributed to insurance is often labeled as “moral hazard” and, in standard economic models, is considered to result in welfare loss. The cost associated with additional consumption provide...