Bataineh, HanaDevlin, Rose AnneBarham, Vicky2020-04-062020-04-062018http://hdl.handle.net/10393/40330https://doi.org/10.20381/ruor-24563Using the National Population Health Survey, a nationally representative longitudinal data set spanning 16 years, we analyze if the presence of perceived unmet health-care (UHC) needs affects health outcomes paying close attention to the potential endogeneity of this problem. Five different health-related outcomes are examined. We find clear and robust evidence that the presence of UHC either two-years previously or anytime in the past, affects negatively the current health of the individual – controlling for a host of other influences. The age of the individual does not affect this relationship.enunmet health carehealth outcomesinstrumental variablesmedications useOther