Working Paper: NBER ID: w22540
Authors: Pauline Leung; Alexandre Mas
Abstract: We examine whether the recent expansions in Medicaid from the Affordable Care Act reduced “employment lock” among childless adults who were previously ineligible for public coverage. We compare employment in states that chose to expand Medicaid versus those that chose not to expand, before and after implementation. We find that although the expansion increased Medicaid coverage by 3.0 percentage points among childless adults, there was no significant impact on employment.
Keywords: Medicaid Expansion; Employment Lock; Affordable Care Act
JEL Codes: H0; J0; J18
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| Medicaid coverage (I18) | employment lock (J63) |
| employment lock (J63) | employment (J68) |
| Medicaid expansion (I18) | Medicaid coverage (I18) |
| Medicaid expansion (I18) | employment (J68) |