This study assesses how well the Medicaid program is working at improving access to and use of health care for low-income mothers. Using data from the National Survey of America's Families, we estimate the effects of Medicaid on access and use relative to private coverage and being uninsured, using instrumental variables to control for selection into insurance status. We find that the Medicaid program improved access to care relative to uninsurance, achieving access and use levels comparable to those of the privately insured. (Health Services Research 40(1): 39–58.)
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