Long-Term Impacts of Childhood Medicaid Expansions on Outcomes in Adulthood

• David W. Brown ^[2] ; Amanda E. Kowalski ^[1] ; Ithai Z. Lurie ^[2]
  1. [1] University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

     University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

     City of Ann Arbor, Estados Unidos

     
  2. [2] US Department of the Treasury
• Localización: Review of economic studies, ISSN 0034-6527, Vol. 87, Nº 2, 2020, págs. 792-821
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • We use administrative data from the Internal Revenue Service to examine long-term impacts of childhood Medicaid eligibility expansions on outcomes in adulthood at each age from 19 to 28. Greater Medicaid eligibility increases college enrolment and decreases fertility, especially through age 21. Starting at age 23, females have higher contemporaneous wage income, although male increases are imprecise. Together, both genders have lower mortality. These adults collect less from the earned income tax credit and pay more in taxes. Cumulatively from ages 19 to 28, at a 3% discount rate, the federal government recoups 58 cents of each dollar of its “investment” in childhood Medicaid.