While a large literature examines the immediate and long-run effects of public health insurance, much less is known about the impacts of total program exposure on child developmental outcomes. This paper uses an instrumental variable strategy to estimate the effect of cumulative eligibility gain...

While a large literature examines the immediate and long-run effects of public health insurance, much less is known about the impacts of total program exposure on child developmental outcomes. This paper uses an instrumental variable strategy to estimate the effect of cumulative eligibility gain...

SCHIP has made substantial gains in providing affordable health coverage to children. However, health insurance alone does not ensure access to needed health services. This paper presents recent evidence about changes in access to care associated with enrollment in SCHIP.