Cited by 30Healthcare Policy and ManagementGender, Labor, and Family DynamicsReproductive Health and Contraception

The Response of Births to Changes in Health Care Costs

Leibowitz, Arleen·1990·The Journal of Human Resources

Abstract

Data from a randomized controlled trial, The RAND Health Insurance Experiment, provide the opportunity to examine whether an exogenous short-term change in the cost of medical care affects fertility in a cross-section of women. Women randomly assigned to receive free medical care for three to five years had 29 percent more births than women who were assigned to insurance plans requiring cost-sharing for health services. This response to changes in health insurance suggests that loss of insurance coverage during recessions may attenuate the effect of lower time prices in increasing birth rates in economic downturns.

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Authors
Leibowitz, A.
Corresponding author
Leibowitz, Arleen
Venue
The Journal of Human Resources
Publisher
JSTOR
Published
1990
Volume
25
Issue
4
Pages
697
ISSN
0022-166X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1513620838
Cited by
30
References
19
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2014: 2 · 2012: 1
FWCI
0.00
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • The Journal of Human Resources (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Reproductive Health and Contraception
Keywords
fertility, births, health care costs, health insurance, cost sharing, RAND Health Insurance Experiment, insurance coverage, economic recession, economic downturn

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