2024
DOI: 10.1093/haschl/qxae045
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State paid sick leave mandates associated with increased mental health disorder prescriptions among Medicaid enrollees

Johanna Catherine Maclean,
Ezra Golberstein,
Bradley Stein

Abstract: The United States does not have a federal paid sick leave policy. As a result, many workers, in particular lower wage workers, cannot take time off work to attend to health and family responsibilities. Fifteen states have adopted or announced paid sick leave mandates which offer employees approximately seven days of financially protected work-time each year. This time can facilitate health care use, including treatment related to mental health disorders, conditions for which treatment is time-consuming. We stu… Show more

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