While efforts to improve the health of the uninsured have focused on demand side policies such as increasing insurance coverage, supply side changes may be equally important. Yet there is little direct evidence on the effect of policies designed to increase the supply of Medicaid services to the...

While efforts to improve the health of the uninsured have focused on demand side policies such as increasing insurance coverage, supply side changes may be equally important. Yet there is little direct evidence on the effect of policies designed to increase the supply of Medicaid services to the...

Rising prescription drug costs present a critical policy issue for Medicaid. Generic substitution can reduce costs, but the effects are undercut by extensions of intellectual property protection, elevated generic prices, and low substitution rates. Using Medicaid prescription data for...