The Effect of the Medicaid Expansion on Dropout Rates

Autor/in	Yeung, Ryan
Titel	The Effect of the Medicaid Expansion on Dropout Rates
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 90 (2020) 10, S.745-753 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Yeung, Ryan)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/josh.12937
Schlagwörter	Federal Legislation; Dropouts; Health Insurance; High School Students; Dropout Rate; Program Evaluation; Pretests Posttests; Comparative Analysis; Prevention + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bundesrecht; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Krankenversicherung; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Prävention; Vorbeugung
Abstract	Background: This study investigates how the Medicaid Expansion of the Affordable Care Act affected state high school dropout rates. Methods: This study relies on a differences-in-differences estimation strategy that is common in program evaluation, especially in education. This method replicates in a regression framework a classic pre-test post-test comparison group quasi-experimental design. The analysis is conducted at the state level, which reduces the precision of the estimates. Results: States that adopted the Medicaid Expansion had a 0.658 percentage point greater reduction in dropout rates than non-Expansion states in the year of Medicaid implementation. A back-of-the-envelope calculation suggests that if all the remaining non-Expansion states adopted Medicaid, there would be a decrease of over 92,500 youths who drop out of high school, representing a drop of 11.2% in the number of dropouts in these states. Conclusion: The Medicaid Expansion of the Affordable Care Act is more than just a health insurance program; it is a dropout prevention program. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01