TY  - JOUR
AU  - Gruber,Jonathan
TI  - Medicaid
JF  - National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series
VL  - No. 7829
PY  - 2000
Y2  - August 2000
UR  - http://www.nber.org/papers/w7829
L1  - http://www.nber.org/papers/w7829.pdf
N1  - Author contact info:
Jonathan Gruber
MIT Department of Economics
E52-355
50 Memorial Drive
Cambridge, MA 02142-1347
Tel: 617/253-8892
Fax: 617/253-1330
E-Mail: gruberj@mit.edu
M1  - published as Jonathan Gruber. "Medicaid," in Robert A. Moffitt, editor, "Means-Tested Transfer Programs in the United States" University of Chicago Press (2003)

AB  - This paper examines the history, rules, and economic implications of the Medicaid program.  I begin by providing a detailed overview of how the program works.  I then provide information on who is covered, who is eligible, and spending patterns.  I then turn to a review of the economic issues involved in studying the Medicaid program: assessing the impacts on insurance coverage (public and private), health, labor supply, family structure, and savings.  I follow this with a review of the empirical literature on each of these topics.  Finally, I conclude with a discussion of the policy issues and unanswered questions surrounding the Medicaid program.
ER  -