Participants in the Medicaid Buy-In Program, 2000–2004

Characteristics, Earnings, and Medical Expenditures

Bibliographic Data

ID12364740
AuthorsSu Liu (0000-0001-7466-3307, Mathematica Policy Research, corresponding author), Henry T Ireys (0000-0003-2129-1575, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc), Craig Thornton (0000-0003-1927-9198, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc)
Year2008
Volume19
Issue2
Pages95-102
Publication date2008-06-07
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Disability Policy Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1044-2073 • E-ISSN: 1538-4802
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1044207308315282
OpenAlexW2098712647
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited2

The Medicaid Buy-In program, a state Medicaid option since the late 1990s, is designed to encourage adults with disabilities to work by allowing them to buy into Medicaid when their earnings are above the standard Medicaid eligibility limits. This study provides a descriptive profile of enrollment, expenditures, and earnings for Buy-In participants in 27 states between 2000 and 2004. Analyses indicate that younger participants receiving no federal income support when they enroll in the Buy-In program have higher earnings compared with older participants receiving Social Security Disability Insurance payments. The innovative process used in this study to link data from multiple agencies could be adapted for exploring other policy issues related to the employment of individuals with disabilities

Actuarial science · Business · Demographic economics · Descriptive statistics · Disability insurance · Earnings · Economic growth · Economics · Health care · Medicaid · Payment · Social security · Work (physics · Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Retirement, Disability, and Employment · Finance

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