The effects of the Affordable Care Act medicaid expansion on subjective well-being

Seonghoon Kim, Kanghyock Koh

This study analyzes the effects of the 2014 Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion on the subjective well-being of individuals in the United States. Using data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, we find that the expansion has significantly improved the overall life satisfaction of low-income non-elderly adults. Various sensitivity checks and falsification tests confirm the internal validity. Our findings imply that, without considering psychological benefits, the actual benefits of the ACA Medicaid expansion may be underemphasized.

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Year of publication:	September 2019
Authors:	Kim, Seonghoon ; Koh, Kanghyock
Publisher:	Bonn, Germany : IZA - Institute of Labor Economics
Subject:	Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansion \| health insurance \| subjective well-being \| life satisfaction \| happiness \| Gesetzliche Krankenversicherung \| Public health insurance \| Zufriedenheit \| Satisfaction \| Wirkungsanalyse \| Impact assessment \| Versicherungsschutz \| Insurance coverage \| Schätzung \| Estimation \| Lebensqualität \| Quality of life \| Niedrigeinkommen \| Low income \| Sozialleistungsempfänger \| Welfare recipients

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Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (circa 35 Seiten) Illustrationen
Series:	Discussion paper series / IZA. - Bonn : IZA, ZDB-ID 2120053-1. - Vol. no. 12636
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Graue Literatur ; Non-commercial literature ; Arbeitspapier ; Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	hdl:10419/207461 [Handle]
Classification:	i13 ; I18 - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health ; I31 - General Welfare; Basic Needs; Quality of Life
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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