Disparities in Medicaid and SNAP Participation: the Effects of Work Requirements and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

More than a dozen states have proposed or plan to implement work requirements in Medicaid, and similar requirements already exist nationally in the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), yet evidence on the effects of these policies is limited. In cooperation with the state of Virginia, the investigators plan to conduct a randomized controlled trial studying the impacts of work requirements in public programs on insurance coverage, SNAP participation, employment, and health, with a particular focus on changes in racial/ethnic and geographic disparities in these outcomes. The COVID-19 epidemic and concurrent economic downturn creates additional urgency around these issues, and the investigators will use a combination of national administrative data and a new population survey to assess disparities in employment, health care, and food insecurity during this crisis.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 49
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• Eligible for Virginia's SNAP program as an able-bodied adult without dependents (ABAWD) and thus subject to work requirements (this eligibility is age restricted to 18-49)

Locations
United States
Virginia
Virginia Department of Social Services (Home Office)
RECRUITING
Glen Allen
Contact Information
Primary
Timothy J Layton, PhD
Layton@hcp.med.harvard.edu
573-353-1566
Backup
Adrianna McIntyre, PhD
amcintyre@g.harvard.edu
5863068889
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-04-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-12
Participants
Target number of participants: 12500
Treatments
No_intervention: Control Group
No change to work requirements or recertification period
Active_comparator: Intervention Group 1
Standard 6-month recertification period, additional 6-month work requirement exemption
Active_comparator: Intervention Group 2
Standard 6-month recertification period, additional 12-month work requirement exemption
Active_comparator: Intervention Group 3
Standard 6-month recertification period, additional 12-month work requirement exemption
Active_comparator: Intervention Group 4
12-month recertification period (6-month extension), additional 6-month work requirement exemption
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab
Leads: Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM)

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov