Effects of Federal Policy to Insure Young Adults: Evidence from the 2010 Affordable Care Act's Dependent-Coverage Mandate

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Antwi, Yaa Akosa; Moriya, Asako S.; Simon, Kosali
• 署名单位: Purdue University System; Purdue University; Purdue University in Indianapolis; Indiana University System; Indiana University Bloomington; National Bureau of Economic Research
• 刊物名称: AMERICAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL-ECONOMIC POLICY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1945-7731
• DOI: 10.1257/pol.5.4.1
• 发表日期: 2013
• 页码: 1-28
• 关键词: health-insurance; IMPACT

摘要

Using data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), we study the health insurance and labor market implications of the recent Affordable Care Act (ACA) provision that allows dependents to remain on parental policies until age 26. Our comparison of outcomes for young adults aged 19-25 with those who are older and younger, before and after the law, shows a high take-up of parental coverage, resulting in substantial reductions in uninsurance and other forms of coverage. We also find preliminary evidence of increased labor market flexibility in the form of reduced work hours.