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MEDICAL: INSURANCE: MEDICAID :
UNITED STATES: GOVERNMENT:
First Study of Its Kind Shows Benefits
of Providing Medical Insurance to Poor
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First Study of Its Kind Shows Benefits
of Providing Medical Insurance to Poor
By GINA KOLATA
Published: July 7, 2011
New York Times
Money and Policy
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/07/health/policy/07medicaid.html
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When poor people are given medical insurance, they not only find regular
doctors and see doctors more often but they also feel better, are less
depressed and are better able to maintain financial stability, according
to a new, large-scale study that provides the first rigorously controlled
assessment of the impact of Medicaid.
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While the findings may seem obvious, health economists and policy makers
have long questioned whether it would make any difference to provide
health insurance to poor people.
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It has become part of the debate on Medicaid, at a time when states are
cutting back on this insurance program for the poor. In fact, the only
reason the study could be done was that Oregon was running out of money
and had to choose some people to get insurance and exclude others,
providing groups for comparison.
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Some said that of course it would help to insure the uninsured. Others
said maybe not. There was already a safety net: emergency rooms, charity
care, free clinics and the option to go to a doctor and simply not pay the
bill. And in any case, the argument goes, if Medicaid coverage is
expanded, people will still have trouble seeing a doctor because so few
accept that insurance.
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Health economists and other researchers said the study was historic and
would be cited for years to come, shaping health care debates.
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Its obviously a really important paper, said James Smith, an economist at
the RAND Corporation. It is going to be a classic.
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Richard M. Suzman, director of the behavioral and social research program
at the National Institute on Aging, a major source of financing for the
research, said it was one of the most important studies that our division
has funded since Ive been at the N.I.A., a period of more than a
quarter-century.
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The complete article may be read at the URL above.
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The Oregon Health Insurance Experiment: Evidence from the First Year
Amy Finkelstein, Sarah Taubman, Bill Wright, Mira Bernstein, Jonathan
Gruber, Joseph P. Newhouse, Heidi Allen, Katherine Baicker, The Oregon
Health Study Group
NBER Working Paper No. 17190
Issued in July 2011
NBER Program(s): AG HC PE
http://www.nber.org/papers/w17190
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MEDICAL: INSURANCE: MEDICAID :
UNITED STATES: GOVERNMENT:
Medicaid Makes 'Big Difference' In Lives, Study Find
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