@article{THESIS,
      recid = {12277},
      author = {Wu, Emiko},
      title = {A Cascade of Care: Analyzing Spillover Effects of Medicaid  Expansion on Child Emergency Department Utilization},
      publisher = {University of Chicago},
      school = {B.A.},
      address = {2024-04},
      number = {THESIS},
      abstract = {Following the enactment of President Obama’s Affordable  Care Act, several states raised their Medicaid eligibility  income thresholds, leading to a substantial rise in  Medicaid enrollment among low-income adults. Extensive  research has investigated the effect of Medicaid expansion  on adult healthcare behavior and emergency department (ED)  use, but few studies have examined its spillover effects on  child ED visits. In this paper, I specifically analyze the  effect of Medicaid expansion and parental enrollment on  child ED visit frequency and payer composition. Through a  difference-in-differences analysis, I find a significant  increase in child ED visits in expansion states  post-implementation, alongside a rise in the Medicaid payer  share for these visits. I suggest that Medicaid expansion  may alleviate barriers to ED access but may also contribute  to moral hazard and an increase in healthcare-seeking  behavior. Policies aimed at increasing primary and  preventative care use could improve child health outcomes  and reduce unnecessary ED visits.},
      url = {http://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/12277},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.6082/uchicago.12277},
}