Table 4.
Effects of Medicaid Eligibility on MH Service Utilization
| 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 | |
| Annual inpatient MH days |
−.071 (.079) .371 |
−.156 (.114) .180 |
−.0476 (.138) .730 |
| Annual ambulatory MH services |
.085 (.166) .611 |
−.091 (.345) .792 |
−.025 (.966) .979 |
| Annual MH prescription drug fills |
−.077 (.165) .643 |
−.142 (.216) .513 |
−1.085 (.731) .144 |
| 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.