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The Impact Of Medicare Part D On Mortality And Financial Stability, Katherine Toran
The Impact Of Medicare Part D On Mortality And Financial Stability, Katherine Toran
Theses and Dissertations--Economics
Using the Health and Retirement Study Panel core files from 1996 to 2014, I analyze how Medicare Part D impacted access to prescription drug coverage by various demographic factors such as race, gender, and income. In Chapter 1, I find the highest take-up rates for those who were white, female, and with higher incomes. However, increases in coverage were high across the board, such that Medicare Part D also improved drug insurance coverage for those who were black, male, and with lower income. Thus, although Medicare Part D did increase prescription drug insurance coverage for seniors across the board, I …
Essays On Child Well-Being And The Social Safety Net, Cody N. Vaughn
Essays On Child Well-Being And The Social Safety Net, Cody N. Vaughn
Theses and Dissertations--Economics
This dissertation consists of three essays examining the role of two particular social safety net programs, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), on the well-being of children from disadvantaged households. While the impact of these programs on the adults and parents of the household have been studied extensively, less is known about their effect on children. This is true for both their immediate impact on child well-being and any long-run impacts on children who grow up under these programs. Given the demonstrated importance of child well-being on later life adult outcomes, …