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Effect of Cash Benefits on Health Care Spending
Sponsor: Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM)
Summary
During the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Chelsea, Massachusetts held a lottery to allocate monthly cash benefits to its residents. Using data from the Chelsea Eats program, the investigators propose to study the impact of the cash benefit on health care spending.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
Any - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
3615
Start Date
2020-07-27
Completion Date
2026-12
Last Updated
2026-02-05
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Cash Benefit
Spending from the cards was not restricted to food but could be spent on anything and anywhere Visa was accepted. The debit cards were credited with the first payment on November 18th, 2020 and the second payment on December 18th, 2020. The program continued with monthly credits through August 2021.
No Cash Benefit
No monthly cash benefit.
Locations (3)
Brigham and Women's Hospital / Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States