Jeffrey Liebman

Effect of Cash Benefits on Health Care Utilization and Health

Journal of the American Medical Association

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    Jeffrey Liebman, Sumit D. Agarwal, Benjamin Lê Cook
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Poverty is associated with greater barriers to health care and worse health outcomes. This paper finds that cash benefits changed patterns of health care utilization. Policies that alleviate poverty may lead to improved health and better access to health care in low-income communities.

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