The impact of financial assistance programs on health care utilization
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- Working paper (Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research)
- Author(s):
- Adams, Alyce, author Kluender, Raymond, author Mahoney, Neale, author Wang, Jinglin, author Wong, Francis, author Yin, Wesley, author
- Contributor(s):
- Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, issuing body.
- Publication:
- [Stanford, CA] : Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), August 2021
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Facilities and Services Utilization Medical Assistance United States
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- Most hospitals and managed care organizations have financial assistance programs that aim to reduce financial burdens and improve health care access for low-income patients. We use administrative data from Kaiser Permanente to study the effects of financial assistance on health care utilization. Using a regression discontinuity design based on an income threshold for program eligibility, we find that financial assistance significantly increases health care utilization initially, though effects dissipate three quarters after program receipt. Financial assistance also increases the detection of and medication refills for treatment-sensitive conditions, suggesting financial assistance may increase receipt of high-value care.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-ND license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (41 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 9918383974806676 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918383974806676