Date of Award
Fall 1-5-2024
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Economics
First Advisor
Partha Deb
Second Advisor
Jessica Van Parys
Academic Program Adviser
Karna Basu
Abstract
The goal of a budget cap on healthcare is to constrain total healthcare expenditure without compromising quality. This paper examines the impacts of budget capping on health and behavioral health outcomes, exploiting the completed Maryland All-Payer Model and the ongoing, extensional Maryland Total Cost of Care model, both of which capped healthcare budgets in Maryland. I use data from 2011-2021 surveys of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance system and generalized difference-in-difference regression models to find that budget capping improves health and behavioral health outcomes with a greater favorable effect during the Maryland Total Cost of Care model.
Recommended Citation
Chen, Susan, "Budget Capping Health Care: Its Impact on Health" (2024). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/1119