Ongoing Research - Vulnerable Populations
Research on Vulnerable Populations turns a critical eye on the dynamics influencing coverage for the poor, immigrants, racial
and ethnic minorities, and people with chronic
mental illness.
Low-Income Populations
State Children's Health Insurance Program Participation and Substitution
Ho Jin Lee and Wei-Hua Tian: University of California
This paper studies the issue of the take-up of public health insurance and the crowd-out of private health insurance after implementing the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) in 1997.
Immigrant Population
Why do Immigrants Have Low Rates of Health Insurance?
James P. Smith, Dana P. Goldman, and Neeraj Sood: RAND
Using a new and rich data set, this project seeks to better understand the disparity in health insurance coverage between immigrants and natives.
Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Racial and Ethnic Composition of Firms and Disparities in Health Insurance Coverage
Darrick Hamilton: New School University
William Darrity: University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill
Arthur Goldsmith: Washington and Lee University
This project is exploring the relationship between a worker's race and ethnicity and employer offers of health insurance.
Chronic Mental Illness
Measuring the Structural Effect of Depression on Changes in Insurance Coverage
Susan Ettner: UCLA
This project will estimate the structural effect of depression on private and public insurance coverage.
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