Partially Identifying Treatment Effects with an Application to Covering the Uninsured
In: The journal of human resources, Band 44, Heft 2, S. 409-449
ISSN: 1548-8004
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In: The journal of human resources, Band 44, Heft 2, S. 409-449
ISSN: 1548-8004
In: Social science & medicine, Band 351, S. 116994
ISSN: 1873-5347
In: The journal of human resources, Band 30, Heft 1, S. 42
ISSN: 1548-8004
In: Economic Inquiry, Band 57, Heft 4, S. 1798-1820
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In: NBER Working Paper No. w23450
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In: Medical care research and review, Band 69, Heft 6, S. 737-750
ISSN: 1552-6801
The authors validate reported Part D coverage in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) and assess the impact of misreporting on descriptive and behavioral analyses. MEPS participants with Medicare coverage during 2006 to 2007 were matched to Medicare administrative data. A summary measure of Part D coverage based on several questions has substantial validity (κ = .70) and an agreement rate of 85.1%. Some beneficiaries confused Part D and private drug coverage, leading to both under- and overreported Part D coverage. Accuracy varies little by sociodemographic group. Standard regression models of the determinants of Part D enrollment were estimated with both MEPS-based and administrative data–based measures of Part D enrollment. In this analysis, the signs of the marginal effects were the same, the magnitudes were similar, and mostly the same variables had statistically significant effects in both regressions. Thus, behavioral analyses are largely unaffected by misreporting.