Medicaid and Medical Care for Children

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Janet Currie

Princeton University; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

Duncan Thomas

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Department of Economics

Date Written: March 1993

Abstract

Data from the National Longitudinal Surveys are used to compare the medical care received by children covered by Medicaid with that of other similar children. The longitudinal dimension of the data is exploited as we examine differences between siblings and repeated observations on the same child. We find that Medicaid coverage is associated with a higher probability of both black and white children receiving routine checkups but with increases in the number of doctor visits for illness only among white children. This racial disparity in the number of visits may be linked to the fact that black children with Medicaid coverage are less likely to see a private physician than other children.

Suggested Citation

Currie, Janet and Thomas, Duncan, Medicaid and Medical Care for Children (March 1993). NBER Working Paper No. w4284, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=478719

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