“…Second, MEPS data do not account for state-level differences in policies pertaining to expansion, eligibility, or degree of public insurance availability. 26,27 We minimize this by including controls for Census region; though only a crude measure of geographic variation, region of residence in the U.S. is a predictor of child health outcomes, disparities, and insurance. 28 Third, MEPS does not provide data on marital status, education, or occupation of parent respondents, which are implicated as important measures contributing to health, 29 though we have captured some of these effects through the family income covariate.…”