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Psychological Distress and Enrollment in Medicaid.
- Source :
- Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research; Oct2017, Vol. 44 Issue 4, p523-535, 13p
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Adults with poor mental health may want and need insurance to obtain care, but symptoms may impede enrollment into public health insurance. This study compares Medicaid enrollment responses to eligibility expansions by mental health status using a sample of non-elderly adults in both the 2000-2011 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey and the National Health Interview Survey (Nā=ā27,494). The impact of Medicaid income eligibility thresholds (defined as the maximum family income level allowed in each state to be considered eligible for Medicaid) on Medicaid enrollment was estimated from linear regression models allowing for differential enrollment responses by mental and physical health status. Increasing income eligibility thresholds by 100% of the federal poverty level (FPL) was associated with a five-percentage-point increase in the probability of Medicaid enrollment in the non-disabled population under 300% FPL. The enrollment response to Medicaid expansions prior to the Affordable Care Act was stronger for adults symptomatic of psychological distress compared with adults without distress and compared to adults with chronic physical health problems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- MENTAL health insurance
MENTAL health
MEDICAID eligibility
POVERTY
PATIENT Protection & Affordable Care Act
MEDICAID statistics
COMPARATIVE studies
HEALTH services accessibility
INCOME
INSURANCE
RESEARCH methodology
MEDICAL cooperation
MEDICALLY uninsured persons
REGRESSION analysis
RESEARCH
RESEARCH funding
PSYCHOLOGICAL stress
ELIGIBILITY (Social aspects)
EVALUATION research
ECONOMICS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10943412
- Volume :
- 44
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 125540326
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11414-016-9532-9