Search Results - "Sonchak, Lyudmyla"

Prenatal care: Mechanisms and impacts on infant health and health care utilization by Bersak, Tim, Sonchak‐Ardan, Lyudmyla

“…We estimate that prenatal care has positive impacts on health measured at birth, shifts the distribution of future health care utilization away from inpatient…”
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Medicaid reimbursement, prenatal care and infant health by Sonchak, Lyudmyla

“…This paper evaluates the impact of state-level Medicaid reimbursement rates for obstetric care on prenatal care utilization across demographic groups. It also…”
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The Impact of WIC on Birth Outcomes: New Evidence from South Carolina by Sonchak, Lyudmyla

“…Objectives To investigate the impact of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) on a variety of infant health outcomes…”
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The impact of WIC on breastfeeding initiation and gestational weight gain: Case study of South Carolina Medicaid mothers by Sonchak, Lyudmyla

“…In this study, we estimate the effect of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infant and Children (WIC) on breastfeeding initiation at…”
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The Impact of WIC on Infant Immunizations and Health Care Utilization by Bersak, Tim, Sonchak, Lyudmyla

“…Objective To test how prenatal participation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) impacts health care…”
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Exploding asthma and ADHD caseloads: The role of medicaid managed care by Chorniy, Anna, Currie, Janet, Sonchak, Lyudmyla

“…In the U.S., nearly 11% of school-age children have been diagnosed with ADHD, and approximately 10% of children suffer from asthma. In the last decade, the…”
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The effect of macroeconomic conditions on parental time with children: evidence from the American time use survey by Bauer, Patrick, Sonchak, Lyudmyla

“…This paper investigates the effect of changes in macroeconomic conditions on time allocation to children among mothers and fathers in the US. The study relies…”
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Marginal changes, marginal impacts: The limits of changes to WIC and their ability to influence breastfeeding rates by Bersak, Tim, Sonchak-Ardan, Lyudmyla

“…•Revisions to the WIC food packages appear to have been unsuccessful at increasing breastfeeding rates.•Decision to breastfeed is relatively unresponsive with…”
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Essays on the effects of early investments on children's outcomes by Sonchak, Lyudmyla

“…The first chapter of this dissertation evaluates the impact of state-level Medicaid reimbursement rates for obstetric care on prenatal care utilization across…”
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The efficiency of COVID cases to COVID policies: a robust conditional approach by Gearhart, Richard, Sonchak-Ardan, Lyudmyla, Michieka, Nyakundi

“…This paper examines the efficiency of four major COVID-19 social distancing policies: (i) shelter-in-place orders (SIPO), (ii) non-essential business closures,…”
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The Effect of Obesity and Pregnancy Weight Gain on Maternal and Child Health by Gearhart, Richard, Michieka, Nyakundi M., Sonchak-Ardan, Lyudmyla, Stutzman, Evan

“…In this study, we estimate the effect of prepregnancy obesity and excessive pregnancy weight gain on infant and maternal health outcomes. We rely on a large…”
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The impact of minimum wage on parental time allocation to children: evidence from the American Time Use Survey by Gearhart, Richard, Sonchak-Ardan, Lyudmyla, Thibault, Raphael

“…In this study, using data from the 2003–2019 American Time Use Survey (ATUS), we investigate whether changes in the minimum wage have impacted time allocation…”
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