Lack of health insurance and underinsurance threaten the near term and long-term economic security of households approaching retirement. For lower income households near retirement but not yet eligible for Medicare, Medicaid may reduce financial hardship caused by medical bills, improve savings for retirement, and change use of Social Security benefits. Whether Medicaid significantly improves the … Continue reading CFS RDRC Webinar: Health, Health Insurance, and Financial Security
Katie Fitzpatrick
Katie Fitzpatrick
Associate ProfessorBiden School of Public Policy & AdministrationUniversity of Delaware kfitzpat@udel.edu Areas of Research Interest: The use of mainstream and alternative financial institutions; the effectiveness of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly the food stamp program; the effects of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC); and, the causes and consequences of food insecurity. More Information Previous Return to Fellows … Continue reading Katie Fitzpatrick
University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Financial Security 