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ERIC Number: EJ1325311
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Feb
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4391
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The Link between Medicaid Expansion and School Absenteeism: Evidence from the Southern United States
Roy, Shreya; Wilson, Fernando A.; Chen, Li-Wu; Kim, Jungyoon; Yu, Fang
Journal of School Health, v92 n2 p123-131 Feb 2022
Background: Parental Medicaid eligibility has been shown to be linked to positive academic and school outcomes for children. However, the impact of adult Medicaid expansion on children's school absenteeism is largely unexplored in the literature. The aim of this study was to examine whether Medicaid expansion for adults under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), affected school absenteeism of children. Methods: This study used data from the National Survey of Children's Health 2016 to 2017 and the difference-in-differences method. Results: The decrease in the predicted probability of missing 11 or more school days in Louisiana, after Medicaid expansion, among school-going children from low-income families, was greater by 18 percentage points (p = 0.007), as compared to the decrease in the predicted probability of missing 11 or more school days in the neighboring nonexpansion states of Texas and Mississippi. Conclusions: The positive impacts of Medicaid expansion are not limited to adults, but also extend to children's school absenteeism.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Louisiana; Texas; Mississippi
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 2010
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