Table 5.

Estimated ELE Effect for Regressions That Model the ELE Effect over Time: 2007–2011 Quarterly SEDS Data

	Dependent Variable (Log Transformed)
	Total Medicaid/CHIP Enrollment	Medicaid Enrollment Only
Main regression model	0.0420* (0.024)	0.0562** (0.026)
Number of quarters since ELE implementation
ELE	0.0279 (0.024)	0.0374 (0.024)
ELE × Number of quarters since ELE implementation	0.00401 (0.003)	0.00509* (0.003)

Robust standard errors clustered at the state-level are in parentheses. All models include state and quarter fixed effects (coefficients not shown). All other right hand side variables are the same as those in the Table2 main results. Total enrollment includes children who were ever enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP during the fiscal quarter. Medicaid enrollment only includes children who were ever enrolled in Title XIX or TItle XXI Medicaid during the fiscal quarter. The Medicaid/CHIP models include 660 and the Medicaid model includes 820 state-quarter observations.

^*p < .1,

^**p < .05.

Source: CMS Statistical Enrollment Data System (SEDS) as of March 30, 2012, verified and provided by CMS.