Research Grants
Funding For:
The Impact of Insurance Coverage in Adulthood on Later-Life Health Care Spending: Evidence from the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid Expansion
Health Care Management / Affordability / Cost & Quality
Recipient:
Yasin Civelek, Weill Medical College
Grant Period:
Jan 01, 2026 - Dec 31, 2026
AMOUNT:
$50,000.00
Summary of the Project:
The US faces a critical challenge: how to control rising health care spending as the population ages. This study will examine whether expanding insurance coverage earlier in adulthood impacts health care spending later in life, using the expansion of Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act as a natural experiment. The project will assess savings to Medicare attributable to earlier Medicaid coverage, using linked Medicaid and Medicare claims data to provide policymakers with estimates of federal budget impacts.
Research Team:
Yasin Civelek, Cornell University
William Schpero, Cornell University