Union Effects on Health Insurance Provision and Coverage in the United States
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7801702 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas C Buchmueller (0000-0002-3068-7419, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco), John Dinardo, Robert G Valletta |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 610 |
| Publication date | 2002-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Industrial and Labor Relations Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0019-7939 • E-ISSN: 2162-271X |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3270625 |
| OpenAlex | W3124718866 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 32 |
| References cited | 21 |
During the past two decades, union density has declined in the United States and employer provision of health benefits has changed substantially in extent and form. Using individual survey data spanning the years 1983–97 combined with employer survey data for 1993, the authors update and extend previous analyses of private-sector union effects on employer-provided health benefits. They find that the union effect on health insurance coverage rates has fallen somewhat but remains large, due to an increase over time in the union effect on employee “take-up” of offered insurance, and that declining unionization explains 20–35% of the decline in employee health coverage. The increasing union take-up effect is linked to union effects on employees' direct costs for health insurance and the availability of retiree coverage
Actuarial science · Business · Collective bargaining · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Health care · Health insurance · Labour economics · Union density · Employment and Welfare Studies · Healthcare Policy and Management · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Retirement, Disability, and Employment
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| Unique citing works | 30 |
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| Citations per year | 1,45 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2026 (23) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 30 |