title: The effect of local government outreach efforts on the recipiency of selected Medicaid programs.
abstract: This paper investigates whether government outreach programs improve accessibility to and increase recipiency of nonmandatory medical assistance. Using the Bradford, Malt, and Oates (1969) framework in which voters seek desired outcomes, I attempt to explain through an empirical model the variation in recipiency rates across Pennsylvania's 67 counties. The results indicate that outreach efforts have had a significant positive effect on recipiency. Computed elasticities also provide some insights into the relative effectiveness of various outreach efforts and the respective payoff from the two types of medical assistance programs investigated.
authors.affiliation: Clarion University of Pennsylvania 16214.
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Stine
mesh_terms: D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D008484:Medicaid / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010414:Pennsylvania; D011632:Public Assistance; D014481:United States