The 2007–08 financial crisis caused a deep global recession with lasting effects on
economies worldwide. Millions of households in developed countries currently report having …

We use an event study approach to examine the economic consequences of hospital
admissions for adults in two datasets: survey data from the Health and Retirement Study …

Objectives. To document how health insurance coverage changed for White, Black, and
Hispanic adults after the Affordable Care Act (ACA) went into effect. Methods. We used data …

Health insurance confers benefits to the previously uninsured, including improvements in
health, reductions in out-of-pocket spending, and reduced medical debt. However, because …

We examine the effect of the Medicaid expansions under the 2010 Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (ACA) on consumer financial outcomes using data from a major credit …

We develop frameworks for welfare analysis of Medicaid and apply them to the Oregon
Health Insurance Experiment. Across different approaches, we estimate low-income …

Social Security eligibility begins at age 62, and approximately one third of Americans
immediately claim at that age. We examine whether age 62 is associated with a …

In this paper, we examine the effect of a major health care reform in Massachusetts on a
broad set of financial outcomes using credit report data. We exploit variation in the impact of …

Background US policymakers are debating whether to expand the Medicare program by
lowering the age of eligibility. The goal of this study was to determine the association of …

This article examines how the financial health changes following an individual's enrollment
in Michigan's Medicaid program (Healthy Michigan Program, HMP). We use unique data that …