Reports from Oberlin College Highlight Recent Findings in Health Insurance (Children’s health insurance, family income, and welfare enrollment)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Managed Care Weekly Digest -- Investigators publish new report on Health Insurance. According to news reporting from Oberlin, Ohio, by NewsRx editors, the research stated, "Children from wealthier families are more likely to have health insurance than children from poorer families on average. However, the relationship between family income and health insurance is non-linear, as children near the Federal Poverty Line (FPL) are less likely to be insured than children from both wealthier families (who obtain health insurance from the private market) and poorer families (who obtain government-funded health insurance)."

The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from Oberlin College, "This health insurance dip has persisted even as Medicaid has been expanded to cover those above the FPL. One explanation for this is that families who are far below the poverty line are better connected to the welfare system, and consequently, are more likely to enroll in Medicaid."

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: "This study uses data from the 2001-2013 Current Population Surveys and finds that (1) controlling for many of the determinants of eligibility, those on other forms of government assistance are more likely to have health insurance, and (2) the relationship between family income and children's health insurance status is strictly increasing after controlling for enrollment in other welfare programs."

For more information on this research see: Children's health insurance, family income, and welfare enrollment. Children and Youth Services Review, 2017;73():182-186. Children and Youth Services Review can be contacted at: Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, England. (Elsevier - www.elsevier.com; Children and Youth Services Review - www.journals.elsevier.com/children-and-youth-services-review/)

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting M. Saavedra, Oberlin College, Dept. of Econ, Oberlin, OH 44074, United States (see also Health Insurance).

Keywords for this news article include: Oberlin, Ohio, United States, North and Central America, Health Insurance, Health Policy, Medicaid, Oberlin College.

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