Table 2.
Effects of Medicaid Eligibility on Insurance Status
| Outcome Variable | (A) Full MEPS Sample (N = 121,611) | (B) MEPS‐NHIS Linked Sample: No Psychological Distress (K6 < 5) (N = 36,872) | (C) MEPS‐NHIS Linked Sample: Moderate or Severe Psychological Distress (K6 ≥ 5) (N = 12,818) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marginal Effect (Standard Error) p‐value | Marginal Effect (Standard Error) p‐value | Marginal Effect (Standard Error) p‐value | |
| Medicaid |
.277 (.044) <.001 |
.306 (.055) <.001 |
.225 (.068) .002 |
| Any insurance |
.205 (.046) <.001 |
.223 (.064) .001 |
.244 (.066) .001 |
| Private insurance |
−.042 (.248) .099 |
−.032 (.040) .426 |
−.031 (.066) .643 |
| First‐stage F‐statistic | 125.80 | 152.97 | 44.46 |
Instrumental variables models estimated with two‐stage least squares, with robust standard errors clustered on the state. Details on model specification are in the text.