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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Health Aff (Millwood). 2020 Sep;39(9):1522–1530. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2020.00538

Exhibit 5:

Summary of Study Outcomes and Main Findings

Policy Outcome Measures Main Findings
Employment & Community Engagement * Any employment
* Hours worked
* Any community engagement activity
* No significant changes in any employment or community engagement outcome
Health Insurance Coverage * Medicaid/Marketplace Coverage
* Employer Sponsored Insurance (ESI)
* Uninsured
* Significant drop in Medicaid and rise in uninsurance in 2018 while work requirements in effect
* Most coverage losses reversed in 2019 after court blocked work requirements
* No significant change in ESI in either year
Access to Care and Medical Debt * Cost-related delays in care
* Cost-related delays in medications
* Serious problems paying off medical bills
* Loss of Medicaid/Marketplace coverage in prior year associated with more serious problems with medical debt and more cost-related delays in care

Source: Authors’ analysis of 2016, 2018, and 2019 survey data from low-income residents ages 19–64 in Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Texas (N = 8,661)