dc.contributor.author | Sommers, Benjamin Daniel | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-06-13T15:33:29Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Sommers, Benjamin D. 2016. State Medicaid Expansions and Mortality, Revisited: A Cost-Benefit Analysis. American Journal of Health Economics. Forthcoming. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 2332-3493 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:27305958 | |
dc.description.abstract | Previous research found that Medicaid expansions in New York, Arizona, and Maine in the early 2000’s reduced mortality. I revisit this question with improved data and methods, exploring distinct causes of death and presenting a cost-benefit analysis. Differences-in-differences analysis using a propensity-score control group shows that all-cause mortality declined by 6%, with the most robust reductions for healthcare-amenable causes. HIV-related mortality (affected by the recent introduction of antiretrovirals) accounted for 20% of the effect. Mortality changes were closely linked to county-level coverage gains, with one life saved annually for every 239-316 adults gaining insurance. The results imply a cost-per-life saved ranging from $327,000 to $867,000, which compares favorably to most estimates of the value of a statistical life. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | MIT Press | en_US |
dash.license | OAP | |
dc.subject | Medicaid | en_US |
dc.subject | health insurance | en_US |
dc.subject | mortality | en_US |
dc.title | State Medicaid Expansions and Mortality, Revisited: A Cost-Benefit Analysis | en_US |
dc.type | Journal Article | en_US |
dc.description.version | Accepted Manuscript | en_US |
dc.relation.journal | American Journal of Health Economics | en_US |
dash.depositing.author | Sommers, Benjamin Daniel | |
dc.date.available | 2016-06-13T15:33:29Z | |
dash.contributor.affiliated | Sommers, Benjamin | |