The effect of Medicaid expansion on crime reduction: Evidence from HIFA-waiver expansions
The effect of Medicaid expansion on crime reduction: Evidence from HIFA-waiver expansions
H. Wen,J. Hockenberry,Janet R. Cummings
2017 · DOI: 10.1016/J.JPUBECO.2017.09.001
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TLDR
The crime-reduction effect of Medicaid expansions through the Health Insurance Flexibility and Accountability (HIFA) waivers is examined to find that HIFA-waiver expansion led to a sizeable reduction in the rates of robbery, aggravated assault and larceny theft.