Table 5.
The Effect of MMC on Outpatient Visits for Well and Sick Child Care, Past 12 Months.
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County; Year Fixed Effects | NO | YES | YES | %change from (3) |
| Controls (incl. b.cert.) | NO | YES | YES | |
| Child Fixed Effects | NO | NO | YES | |
| Panel A: The Effect of MMC on Probability of Any Well-Child Visits | ||||
| Child in MMC | 0.121*** (0.007) |
0.114*** (0.007) |
0.071*** (0.001) |
16.20% |
| Mean outcome | 0.439 | |||
| Panel B: The Effect of MMC on Probability of Any Blood Work | ||||
| Child in MMC | 0.036*** (0.010) |
0.026*** (0.008) |
0.016*** (0.001) |
12.30% |
| Mean outcome | 0.130 | |||
| Panel C: The Effect of MMC on Developmental Screen | ||||
| Child in MMC | 0.025*** (0.004) |
0.010*** (0.003) |
0.006*** (0.000) |
20.70% |
| Mean outcome | 0.029 | |||
| Panel D: The Effect of MMC on Hearing Screen | ||||
| Child in MMC | 0.030*** (0.005) |
0.027*** (0.006) |
0.024*** (0.000) |
40.70% |
| Mean outcome | 0.059 | |||
| Panel E: The Effect of MMC on the Probability of Receiving Any Vaccinations | ||||
| Child in MCO | 0.116*** (0.011) |
0.091*** (0.009) |
0.065*** (0.001) |
21.20% |
| Mean outcome | 0.307 | |||
| Panel F: The Effect of MMC on Probability of Any Sick Visits | ||||
| Child in MMC | 0.089*** (0.006) |
0.112*** (0.006) |
0.077*** (0.001) |
9.60% |
| Mean outcome | 0.802 | |||
| Panel G: The Effect of MMC on Probability of Sick Visits, MH Professional | ||||
| Child in MMC | 0.049*** (0.010) |
0.039*** (0.004) |
0.022*** (0.001) |
9.00% |
| Mean outcome | 0.244 | |||
| Panel H: The Effect of MMC on Probability of Sick Visits, Other Specialist | ||||
| Child in MMC | −0.084*** (0.012) |
−0.045*** (0.012) |
−0.054*** (0.001) |
11.00% |
| Mean outcome | 0.490 | |||
Notes: There are 2,960,843 observations. Controls include the child’s gender, race, birth month, child and maternal age (single year of age dummies), birth weight (<1500 g, 1500–2499 g, 2500–2999 g, 3000–3499g… >=4500 g), maternal education (<12, 12, some college, college plus, missing), Medicaid enrollment category, and monthly family income ($200, $200–399,…). Standard errors are clustered at the county level. In specification (3) controls include time-varying characteristics (income and age) and standard errors are clustered on patients.