Measuring the Impact of Medical Cannabis Law Adoption on Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Costs: A Difference-in-Difference Analysis, 2003-2022.

Mitchell L DoucetteDipak HemrajEmily FisherD Luke Macfarlan

Published in: Applied health economics and health policy (2024)

Adoption of a medical cannabis law may contribute to decreases in healthcare costs. This phenomenon is likely a secondary effect and suggests positive externalities outside of medical cannabis patients.

Keyphrases

healthcare
health insurance
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
affordable care act
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
electronic health record
peritoneal dialysis