Code and Data for: Reducing Frictions in Healthcare Access: The ActionHealthNYC Experiment for Undocumented Immigrants

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Adrienne Sabety, Stanford University; Jonathan Gruber, MIT; Jin Yung Bae, New York University; Rishi Sood, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

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  Replication 05/19/2023 12:09:PM

Project Citation: 

Sabety, Adrienne, Gruber, Jonathan, Bae, Jin Yung, and Sood, Rishi. Code and Data for: Reducing Frictions in Healthcare Access: The ActionHealthNYC Experiment for Undocumented Immigrants. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2023. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2023-08-17. https://doi.org/10.3886/E177861V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary In 2016, New York City designed and implemented an intervention to reduce frictions in accessing safety-net care: randomly making initial primary care appointments for 2,428 undocumented immigrants. We leverage a novel survey-administrative data linkage to show that the program increased self-reported access to primary care, leading to 23% fewer emergency department (ED) visits. High-risk individuals' ED visits fell by 32% on average, driving the aggregate effect. Preventive care also increased among individuals visiting sponsored clinics.
Funding Sources:  View help for Funding Sources National Science Foundation (DGE1144152); Rockefeller Foundation; Robin Hood Foundation; Altman Foundation

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms Randomized Control Trial
JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      I10 Health: General
      I14 Health and Inequality
      I18 Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
      J15 Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage New York City
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 2014 – 2017


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