Aging Out” of Dependent Coverage and the Effects on US Labor Market and Health Insurance Choices
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11024846 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Heather M Dahlen (At the time of the study, Heather M. Dahlen was a PhD candidate with the Department of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.), Heather Dahlen (0000-0001-7182-382X, University of Minnesota, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 105 |
| Issue | S5 |
| Pages | S640-S650 |
| Publication date | 2015-11-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.2015.302791 |
| PMID | 26447916 |
| OpenAlex | W3046190272 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 9 |
Objectives. I examined how labor market and health insurance outcomes were affected by the loss of dependent coverage eligibility under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). Methods. I used National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data and regression discontinuity models to measure the percentage-point change in labor market and health insurance outcomes at age 26 years. My sample was restricted to unmarried individuals aged 24 to 28 years and to a period of time before the ACA’s individual mandate (2011–2013). I ran models separately for men and women to determine if there were differences based on gender. Results. Aging out of this provision increased employment among men, employer-sponsored health insurance offers for women, and reports that health insurance coverage was worse than it was 1 year previously (overall and for young women). Uninsured rates did not increase at age 26 years, but there was an increase in the purchase of non–group health coverage, indicating interest in remaining insured after age 26 years. Conclusions. Many young adults will turn to state and federal health insurance marketplaces for information about health coverage. Because young adults (aged 18–29 years) regularly use social media sites, these sites could be used to advertise insurance to individuals reaching their 26th birthdays
Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Health care · Health insurance · Mandate · Medical Expenditure Panel Survey · National Health Interview Survey · Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act · Political science · Population · Regression discontinuity design · Demography · Healthcare Policy and Management · Healthcare Systems and Reforms · Medicine · Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare · Gerontology
Competing Public and Private Television Advertising Campaigns and Marketplace Enrollment for 2015 to 2018
Aging out of the federal dependent coverage mandate and purchases of prescription drugs with high rates of misuse
The 26‐year threshold in a high‐uninsured state
Age-based health insurance coverage policies and mental health
Health Insurance and Young Adult Financial Distress
Impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Changes to the Design of the National Health Interview Survey to Support Enhanced Monitoring of Health Reform Impacts at the State Level
The Effect of the Affordable Care Act Dependent Coverage Mandate on Health Insurance and Labor Supply
| Citations per year | 0.73 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |