BIO

I am Sydney Fruhwirth and from Orlando, Florida. I am a sophomore Finance and Management Information Systems major who is in the honors program at Florida State University. Researching instability in the Medicaid program was interesting to me as it is something very relevant to daily life and finding the cost advantages of keeping people stably insured relates to my Finance major.

Instability in the Florida Medicaid Population

Abstract

Medicaid is a healthcare plan that has been established in Florida to help cover healthcare expenses for low-income residents and retirees for more than fifty years. This study examined the Medicaid claims from 2014-2019 to better understand the system’s shortcomings. Specifically, the relationship between the Medicaid population’s demographics and stability was explored. This was accomplished through the use of Stata to analyze the Medicaid database with a focus on the variables of zip3, age, race, and their interaction with stability. The yearly data gathered from this analysis was then compiled and examined.

Key terms: Medicaid, Unstable Coverage

Keywords: Medicaid, Unstable Coverage, Insurance