Room: Phillips 101
Time: Tue 08:30 AM-10:00 AM

Medicaid and Health Reform: Past, Present and Future

Chair: Neil Jordan

Session Description

The three papers in this session study Medicaid in its earliest to its latest forms. They examine the effect of past federal and state health care reform efforts that involved changes to the Medicaid program, and discuss lessons for the future. The first paper by Doug Almond, Sandra Decker and Kosali Simon presents new findings about the effect of the original introduction of Medicaid by states in 1966-1972 on disparities in the use of health care. Using data from the 1990s and 2000s and a unique study design, the second paper by Kate Baicker and Mari Rehavi will evaluate the causal effects on health care use and health outcomes of enrolling children in public health insurance who are eligible but not signed up for Medicaid/SCHIP. The final paper analyzes the extent to which low-income families and individuals would be made eligible for Medicaid under current health care reform proposals, the characteristics of those who would benefit, and the increase in access that could be expected to result. The panel will conclude with questions and answers, and an overall discussion of Medicaid and health reform.

Key Terms None Listed

Session Organizer: Kosali Simon (Cornell University)

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Presentations

1. Smoking Cessation among Women of Childbearing Age: Impact of Medicaid Coverage of Counseling

   Presenter: Feng Liu (Shanghai University of Finance and Economics)

   Discussant: Kai-Wen Cheng (University of California, San Francisco)

2. A Look to the Past: The Impacts of the Original Introduction of Medicaid on Health Care Access and Health

   Presenter: Sandra Decker (National Center for Health Statistics)

   Discussant: Shailender Swaminathan (Brown University)

3. Effect of Medicaid Enrollment on Children: Evidence from a Quasi-Experimental Approach

   Presenter: Marit Rehavi (University of Michigan)

   Discussant: Gwendolyn Morrison