Investing in Health and Public Safety
研究发现，童年时期扩大医疗补助覆盖能显著减少成年早期的财产犯罪、毒品犯罪和酒驾，对男性和黑人影响更大。
<h3>Abstract</h3> A growing body of research documents positive long-term impacts of public health insurance that go far beyond improving recipients' health. In this study, we expand the analysis to assess whether expanding Medicaid coverage generates reductions in crime. We find that increased Medicaid eligibility during childhood generates significant reductions in crime in early adulthood. Cohorts who experienced expanded Medicaid eligibility during childhood had significantly fewer arrests for property crime, drug-related crime, and driving under the influence in early adulthood. The effects are concentrated among males, are larger for blacks than whites, and larger for eligibility experienced later in childhood.