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Distributional Effects Of Programmatic Features Of Medicaid/Schip On Transitions From Private Insurance Coverage Among Us Low-Income Children: A Dynamic Approach, Adetokunbo B. Oluwole

University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research Discussion Paper Series

The goal of this study is to evaluate the effects of Medicaid/SCHIP eligibility and programmatic features on transitions from private insurance coverage among samples of American low-income children using monthly data from the 2001 panel of the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), a nationally representative data set. The estimation approach combines multilevel modeling and event history analysis, including a robust array of variables measuring programmatic features, individual child, family, and state attributes. Logistic regression results do not indicate an adverse effect of expanded Medicaid/SCHIP eligibility on private insurance coverage. Results also suggest that states which established stand-alone SCHIP …