A cancer diagnosis is one of the most feared events. Rarely diagnosed before the late
twentieth century, cancer now competes with cardiovascular disease as the leading cause of …

We study the effect of public health insurance on labor supply by exploiting a large public
health insurance disenrollment. In 2005, approximately 170,000 Tennessee residents …

One pillar of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was its expected impact on the growing burden
of uncompensated care costs for the uninsured at hospitals. However, little is known about …

The Affordable Care Act expands Medicaid in 2014 to millions of low-income adults in states
that choose to participate in the expansion. Since 2010 California, Connecticut, Minnesota …

The goal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) is to increase access to
health insurance and decrease health care cost while improving health care quality. With …

Background Medicaid is a major source of public health care financing for pregnant women
and deliveries in the United States. Starting in 2014, some states will extend Medicaid to …

Importance Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), states can extend Medicaid eligibility to
nearly all adults with income no more than 138% of the federal poverty level. Uncertainty …

Young adulthood is a major transition period, particularly challenging for those with mental
disorders. Though the prevalence of depressive and anxiety disorders is especially high …

Mentally ill offenders possess a unique set of circumstances and needs. However, all too
often, they cycle through the criminal justice system without appropriate care to address their …

Dental coverage for adult enrollees is an optional benefit under Medicaid. Thirty-one states
and the District of Columbia have expanded eligibility for Medicaid under the Affordable …