title: Medicaid eligibility policy and the crowding-out effect: did women and children drop private health insurance to enroll in Medicaid.
abstract: In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the federal government expanded Medicaid eligibility for children and pregnant women.  By 1992, nearly a third of all children in the United States were eligible for Medicaid, and between 40 and 50 percent of women of childbearing age were eligible for Medicaid coverage for pregnancy-related services. During this period, the number of persons with employment-based insurance coverage declined, leading researchers to investigate whether Medicaid expansions have contributed to this decline--a so-called crowding-out effect.  This Issue Brief discusses research findings and the health policy implications of the crowding-out effect.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004608:Eligibility Determination; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017057:Medically Uninsured; D014481:United States