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This research examines the behaviors of firms with respect to their provision of health care prior to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) deliberations and uses those behaviors to forecast changes in employer-sponsored health insurance that might occur once the ACA is fully implemented. Addonizio and...
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The political implications and economic consequences of health care reforms are the subject of this book. Its six chapters, authored by a select group of leading health economists, provide insights useful for evaluating further developments in the health care reform debate.
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We estimate the effect of employer offers of retiree health benefits (RHBs) on the timing of retirement using a sample … of Health and Retirement Study (HRS) men observed over a period of up to 12 years. We hypothesize that the effect of RHBs … three wellknown panel data estimators and find that, for men in their 50s, RHBs have little or no effect on retirement …
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Policy experts advance our understanding of the labor market experiences of older workers while pointing our that current workforce programs often leave this growing population underserved.
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examine a cohort of male workers from the Health and Retirement Survey to examine questions about the dynamics of retiree … health benefits and the relationship between retiree health benefits and retirement behavior, which is important for the … other than employer-provided insurance. On the relationship between retiree health benefits and retirement, we find that …
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The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 introduced a refundable tax credit for low-income working families who …
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incentives by examining the age-specific relationship between workers’ eligibility for RHBs and retirement. The findings suggest …
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Leading Policy analysts examine the challenges facing U.S. labor market policy and propose concrete steps to make American workers and employers more competitive in a global economy.
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reviews a class of models that may be designated as retirement income policy models. The review is limited to existing models … of programs within the U.S. retirement income system. The paper presents a general discussion of the components of such …Public policymakers and program administrators often face decisions that impact the retirement incomes of individuals …
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