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Losing health insurance when young: Impacts on usage of medical services and health

dc.contributor.authorde la Mata, Dolores
dc.contributor.authorGaviria, Carlos Felipe
dc.coverage.spatialColombiaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-28T14:34:20Z
dc.date.available2015-07-28T14:34:20Z
dc.date.issued2015-04
dc.identifier.citationde la Mata, D., & Gaviria, C. F. (2015, April). Losing health insurance when young: Impacts on usage of medical services and health. CAF. Retrieved from https://scioteca.caf.com/handle/123456789/766en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttps://scioteca.caf.com/handle/123456789/766
dc.description.tableofcontentsIn this study we exploit a regulation in Colombia that exogenously changes health insurance coverage of young adult dependents, specifically those turning 18 years old, to analyze the effects of losing health insurance coverage on their health service usage and health status. We assess this effect using a regression discontinuity design (RDD) and data from the Encuesta Nacional de Calidad de Vida for Colombia from 2010 to 2013. Losing coverage implies an increase in the cost of some medical services which may reduce their consumption (i.e. preventive services). Additionally, since under Colombian regulations, emergency department (ED) visits cannot be denied to anyone, regardless of health insurance status, uninsured young adults tend to use this service more instead of regular medical services (such as preventive healthcare or visits to physicians or specialists). We find, consistent with the change in relative prices, that losing health insurance when turning 18 years old increases the visits to the ED, reduces preventive care visits with a physician, and reduces the usage of other medical services. These results imply a substitution of cheaper medical services for more expensive ones when individuals turn 18 years old in Colombia.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherCAFen_US
dc.rightsCC-BY-NCes_ES
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/es_ES
dc.subjectJóvenesen_US
dc.subjectInvestigación socioeconómicaen_US
dc.subjectPolíticas públicasen_US
dc.subjectSaluden_US
dc.subjectSector públicoen_US
dc.subjectServicios públicosen_US
dc.subjectTrabajo y protección socialen_US
dc.titleLosing health insurance when young: Impacts on usage of medical services and healthen_US
dc.typeworkingPaperen_US


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