American Economic Journal:
Applied Economics
ISSN 1945-7782 (Print) | ISSN 1945-7790 (Online)
The Impact of Women's Health Clinic Closures on Preventive Care
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
vol. 8,
no. 3, July 2016
(pp. 100–124)
(Complimentary)
Abstract
We examine the impact of women's health clinic closures on women's preventive care use in Texas and Wisconsin using a unique policy context, data on clinic street addresses, and confidential respondent ZIP codes from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. From a within-ZIP-code analysis, we conclude that an increase of 100 miles to the nearest clinic results in a decrease in the annual utilization rate of a clinical breast exam by 11 percent, a mammogram by 18 percent, and a Pap test by 14 percent. These estimates are generally larger for women of lower educational attainment.Citation
Lu, Yao, and David J. G. Slusky. 2016. "The Impact of Women's Health Clinic Closures on Preventive Care." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 8 (3): 100–124. DOI: 10.1257/app.20140405Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- H75 State and Local Government: Health; Education; Welfare; Public Pensions
- I11 Analysis of Health Care Markets
- I18 Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
- J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
- J16 Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
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