The Affordable Care Act (ACA) introduced a premium tax credit to help low-income families purchase insurance and an individual mandate penalty to encourage purchasing insurance, but a couple’s total tax credit and mandate penalty may differ depending on whether they are married. We use a...

In 2019, the Bolivian government began implementation of the Universal Health Insurance (SUS) scheme, with critics claiming the unpreparedness of the healthcare system to provide universal and free services. To date, there is no research that assesses the effects of the reform and to what extent...

Passed on the eve of Medicaid’s fiftieth anniversary, the Achieving a Better Live Experience (ABLE) Act was a hard-fought victory for individuals with significant disabilities and their families. The law, which creates a new form of tax-preferred savings account, represents an invaluable...

Abstract We estimate to what extent a large scale health care reform disproportionately affects the mortality rate of boys in the context of a developing country with cultural preferences favoring boys. We use arguably exogenous variations due to a health care reform—the National Health...

This country report provides a description of the emergence of a health care system under public responsibility in Chile. The inception of the health care system refers to the first legislation stipulating entitlements to medical care. The report also includes a brief description of major health...

This country report provides a description of the emergence of a health care system under public responsibility in Turkey. The inception of the health care system refers to the first legislation stipulating entitlements to medical care. The report also includes a brief description of major...