Liam Sigaud
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Postgraduate Fellow
Liam Sigaud is a Postgraduate Fellow on the Open Health Project at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. His work focuses on state and federal health policy, including the impact of Medicaid’s expansion under the Affordable Care Act, the forces behind rising maternal mortality rates in the U.S., and the health effects of minimum wage laws. Previously, he served as a research assistant at the Mercatus Center and worked as a policy analyst for the American Consumer Institute and the Maine Policy Institute. His writing has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Hill, RealClear Policy, Morning Consult, and other publications. Liam holds a master’s degree in economics from the University of Maine.
Latest Work
- | Healthcare Healthcare
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Did Medicaid Expansion Improve Health? Nine Years of Follow-Up Data Show Limited Impact
Program expansion failed to achieve one of its central goals—improving the health of low-income adults
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Working Papers Working Papers
The Hidden Subsidy of the Affordable Care Act
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
A Handy Guide to a Very Messy Health System | Open Health Policy
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
What Happens to the Uninsured Rate When Millions Lose Medicaid Coverage? | Open Health Policy
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Misguided Laws Contributing to America’s Rural Health Crisis | The Hill
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Recessions Affect Mortality — Just Not in the Way You Think | Open Health Policy
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Medicaid’s Flawed Response to Economic Downturns | Open Health Policy
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Those Covered Under Medicaid Expansion Are Costing Much More Than Expected | Open Health Policy
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Did the ACA Undermine the Beneficial Effects of Medicaid for Children? | Open Health Policy
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Working Papers Working Papers
Right-to-Work Laws and Labor Market Discrimination: Evidence from a Field Experiment
Latest Work
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Working Papers Working Papers
Did Medicaid Expansion Improve Health? Nine Years of Follow-Up Data Show Limited Impact
Program expansion failed to achieve one of its central goals—improving the health of low-income adults
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Working Papers Working Papers
The Hidden Subsidy of the Affordable Care Act
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
A Handy Guide to a Very Messy Health System | Open Health Policy
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
What Happens to the Uninsured Rate When Millions Lose Medicaid Coverage? | Open Health Policy
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Misguided Laws Contributing to America’s Rural Health Crisis | The Hill
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Recessions Affect Mortality — Just Not in the Way You Think | Open Health Policy
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Medicaid’s Flawed Response to Economic Downturns | Open Health Policy
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Those Covered Under Medicaid Expansion Are Costing Much More Than Expected | Open Health Policy
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Did the ACA Undermine the Beneficial Effects of Medicaid for Children? | Open Health Policy
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Working Papers Working Papers
Right-to-Work Laws and Labor Market Discrimination: Evidence from a Field Experiment
Latest Work
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Working Papers Working Papers
Did Medicaid Expansion Improve Health? Nine Years of Follow-Up Data Show Limited Impact
Program expansion failed to achieve one of its central goals—improving the health of low-income adults
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Working Papers Working Papers
The Hidden Subsidy of the Affordable Care Act
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Working Papers Working Papers
Right-to-Work Laws and Labor Market Discrimination: Evidence from a Field Experiment
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Federal Medicaid Funding Needs an Overhaul: Evidence in 10 Graphs
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
POLICY SPOTLIGHT | Medicaid Expansion and Mental Health
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Research Papers Research Papers
The Affordable Care Act's Medicaid Expansion Is Shifting Resources away from Low-Income Children
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Research Papers Research Papers
Healthcare Openness and Access Project: Methodology
Latest Work
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
The Impact of Medicaid Expansion in Montana
Latest Work
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
A Handy Guide to a Very Messy Health System | Open Health Policy
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
What Happens to the Uninsured Rate When Millions Lose Medicaid Coverage? | Open Health Policy
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Misguided Laws Contributing to America’s Rural Health Crisis | The Hill
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Recessions Affect Mortality — Just Not in the Way You Think | Open Health Policy
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Medicaid’s Flawed Response to Economic Downturns | Open Health Policy
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Those Covered Under Medicaid Expansion Are Costing Much More Than Expected | Open Health Policy
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Did the ACA Undermine the Beneficial Effects of Medicaid for Children? | Open Health Policy
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Medicaid Expansion and the Opioid Overdose Crisis | Open Health Policy
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary