How Did Expansions of Children’s Public Health Insurance Affect Participation in the Supplemental Security Income Program?

Michael Levere, Sean Orzol, Lindsey Leininger and Nancy Early

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Abstract: We assess how increased Medicaid generosity affects children’s participation in SSI. In states where SSI recipients did not automatically receive Medicaid, expansions in public health insurance coverage significantly decreased youth applications and awards.

Keywords: SSI; CHIP; health insurance; substitution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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