Table 3.
Effects of Medicaid Eligibility on Any MH Service Use
| 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 | |
| Any MH service use |
−.018 (.020) .380 |
−.014 (.029) .616 |
−.048 (.055) .386 |
| Any inpatient MH use |
−.0019 (.002) .403 |
−.006 (.002) .010 |
−.003 (.009) .722 |
| Any ambulatory MH use |
−.005 (.011) .648 |
−.005 (.021) .811 |
−.040 (.047) .392 |
| Any MH prescription use |
−.011 (.016) .497 |
−.014 (.027) .608 |
.002 (.046) .966 |
| Any emergency department MH use |
.002 (.003) .377 |
.002 (.004) .585 |
.012 (.014) .393 |
| 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.