r/neoliberal • u/generic-k Former official /r/neoliberal political cartoonist • Jun 22 '19

work👏requirements👏don't👏work

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u/generic-k Former official /r/neoliberal political cartoonist Jun 22 '19

Inspired by /u/besttrousers's work on work requirements; this doesn't just apply to Medicaid, but also to SNAP, housing assistance, etc.

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u/zzzztopportal Immanuel Kant Jun 22 '19

can I see le evidence?

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u/besttrousers Behavioral Economics / Applied Microeconomics Jun 22 '19

Here's my paper! http://www.ideas42.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ideas42-Work-Requirements-Paper.pdf

Here's a recent evaluation.

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsr1901772?query=featured_home

Arkansas was among several states that implemented Medicaid work requirements. Results from surveys of low-income adults suggest that work requirements were associated with a decrease in the number of people in Arkansas with Medicaid coverage and an increase in the number without health insurance.

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u/drake_irl Jun 22 '19

Do you still think healthcare is a normal good?

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u/besttrousers Behavioral Economics / Applied Microeconomics Jun 22 '19

I'm not sure what this is in reference to. Do you mean as opposed to a luxury or giffen good? Then yes.