投资健康与公共安全

Journal of Human Resources · 2022 · [{"name": "L. Hendrix", "affiliation": ["Agricultural & Applied Economics Association"]}, {"name": "Wendy A. Stock", "affiliation": ["Hendrix Genetics (Canada)"]}]

中文摘要

越来越多的研究记录了公共医疗保险的积极长期影响，这些影响远不止于改善受益者的健康。在本研究中，我们将分析拓展至评估扩大医疗补助（Medicaid）覆盖范围是否会减少犯罪。我们发现，童年时期医疗补助资格的扩大显著降低了成年早期的犯罪。童年时期经历医疗补助资格扩大的队列，在成年早期因财产犯罪、毒品相关犯罪以及酒后驾驶而被逮捕的次数显著更少。这些效应集中于男性群体，黑人群体的效应大于白人群体，且童年时期较晚阶段获得资格扩大的效应更大。

Abstract

<h3>Abstract</h3> A growing body of research documents positive long-term impacts of public health insurance that go far beyond improving recipients’ health. In this study, we expand the analysis to assess whether expanding Medicaid coverage generates reductions in crime. We find that increased Medicaid eligibility during childhood generates significant reductions in crime in early adulthood. Cohorts who experienced expanded Medicaid eligibility during childhood had significantly fewer arrests for property crime, drug-related crime, and driving under the influence in early adulthood. The effects are concentrated among males, are larger for blacks than whites, and larger for eligibility experienced later in childhood.