Enacted in 1922 and repealed in 1929, the Sheppard-Towner program gave federal matching money to states to provide public health education to mothers. We examine variation in state participation in the program, and find that the timing of women's suffrage had an important impact. However, we...

Health insurance in the United States encompasses a unique blend of private, employment-based insurance for the majority of the population, with governmental provision of insurance for the indigent and the aged. About one in seven Americans is uninsured. Yet despite the complexity of the U.S....