Editing Medicaid (section)

=== Crime reduction ===
Studies have found that Medicaid expansion reduced crime. The proposed mechanisms for the reduction were that Medicaid increased the economic security of individuals and provided greater access to [[Substance abuse prevention|treatment for substance abuse]] or [[behavioral disorder]]s.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=He|first1=Qiwei|last2=Barkowski|first2=Scott|date=2020|title=The effect of health insurance on crime: Evidence from the Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion|url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/hec.3977|journal=Health Economics|language=en|volume=29|issue=3|pages=261–277|doi=10.1002/hec.3977|issn=1099-1050|pmid=31908077|s2cid=210042112}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Wen|first1=Hefei|last2=Hockenberry|first2=Jason M.|last3=Cummings|first3=Janet R.|date=October 2017|title=The effect of Medicaid expansion on crime reduction: Evidence from HIFA-waiver expansions|journal=Journal of Public Economics|volume=154|pages=67–94|doi=10.1016/j.jpubeco.2017.09.001}}</ref> A 2022 study found that Medicaid eligibility during childhood reduced the likelihood of criminality during early adulthood.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Hendrix |first1=Logan |last2=Stock |first2=Wendy A. |date=2022 |title=Investing in Health and Public Safety: Childhood Medicaid Eligibility and Later Life Criminal Behavior |url=http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2022/05/02/jhr.1119-10549R5 |journal=Journal of Human Resources |page=1119 |language=en |doi=10.3368/jhr.1119-10549R5 |s2cid=213273777 |issn=0022-166X}}</ref>