PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Dillender, Marcus
TI  - How Do Medicaid Expansions Affect the Demand for Healthcare Workers? Evidence from Vacancy Postings
AID  - 10.3368/jhr.57.4.0719-10340R1
DP  - 2022 Jul 01
TA  - Journal of Human Resources
PG  - 1350--1393
VI  - 57
IP  - 4
4099  - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/57/4/1350.short
4100  - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/57/4/1350.full
SO  - J Hum Resour2022 Jul 01; 57
AB  - This study evaluates how healthcare employers’ staffing decisions and labor demand respond to increased Medicaid eligibility using a database of more than 14 million job vacancies for healthcare workers. The results indicate that increased Medicaid eligibility leads to healthcare employers posting more job vacancies and hiring additional healthcare workers. Healthcare employers that typically hire lower-skilled workers appear to be the most responsive to Medicaid expansions. These results imply that there are providers that respond to Medicaid patients’ needs but also highlight issues arising from Medicaid’s low reimbursement rates.