@article{ecaa6c415f1846f49754586b60d14932,
title = "Changing patterns of SNAP take-up and participation and the role of out-of-pocket medical expenses among older adults",
abstract = "We use longitudinal data from the nationally representative Health and Retirement Study from 2002 to 2016 to document how Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation and estimated take-up changed over time for older adults and the role that out-of-pocket medical expenses has played in these changing patterns. We rely upon the state adoption of Medicaid expansion of the Affordable Care Act as a source of identifying variation and do not find evidence that Medicaid expansion changed estimated SNAP take-up or participation. These findings suggest that out-of-pocket medical expenses are unlikely to be a major driver of SNAP take-up decisions for the nondisabled population under age 65.",
keywords = "Medicaid expansion, SNAP, elderly, medical expenses",
author = "Colleen Heflin and Jun Li and Dongmei Zuo",
note = "Funding Information: This project was supported with a grant from the University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research through funding by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, Contract Number 12319818C0010. The opinions and conclusions expressed herein are solely those of the author(s) and should not be construed as representing the opinions or policies of the UKCPR or any agency of the Federal Government. The authors gratefully acknowledge the services and support of the Center for Aging and Policy Studies at Syracuse University, funded by the National Institutes of Health NIA Center Grant P30AG066583. 1 Funding Information: This project was supported with a grant from the University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research through funding by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, Contract Number 12319818C0010. The opinions and conclusions expressed herein are solely those of the author(s) and should not be construed as representing the opinions or policies of the UKCPR or any agency of the Federal Government. The authors gratefully acknowledge the services and support of the Center for Aging and Policy Studies at Syracuse University, funded by the National Institutes of Health NIA Center Grant P30AG066583. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022 Agricultural & Applied Economics Association.",
year = "2023",
month = mar,
doi = "10.1002/aepp.13272",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "45",
pages = "336--349",
journal = "Review of Agricultural Economics",
issn = "2040-5790",
publisher = "Oxford University Press",
number = "1",
}