The Effect Of Medicaid On Medication Use Among Poor Adults: Evidence From Oregon

Oregon's 2008 Medicaid expansion significantly increased the use of prescription medications in 2009-10.

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Published inHealth Affairs Vol. 36; no. 12; pp. 2110 - 2114
Main Authors Baicker, Katherine, Allen, Heidi L, Wright, Bill J, Finkelstein, Amy N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States The People to People Health Foundation, Inc., Project HOPE 01.12.2017
Subjects
Adults
Chronic illnesses
Diabetes
Drug abuse
Drug use
Experiments
Government programs
Health care
Health care expenditures
Health care policy
Health insurance
Insurance coverage
Low income groups
Medicaid
Medical personnel
Mental health
Narcotics
Nonprescription drugs
Policy making
Prescription drugs
Public health
State employees
Substance abuse
Substance abuse treatment
Uninsured people
Oregon
United States > US
Medication
Medicaid
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Summary:Oregon's 2008 Medicaid expansion significantly increased the use of prescription medications in 2009-10.
ISSN:0278-2715
1544-5208
DOI:10.1377/hlthaff.2017.0925