Congress and the Administration are considering the possibility of taxing excessive employer sponsored insurance (ESI) benefits. This paper considers issues associated with the proposed tax on generous ESI plans. The primary purpose of a tax on ESI benefits is to restrain the growth of health...

In the United States, many young adults do not have full-year health insurance. However, insurance coverage increases as young adults mature, obtain education, and work experience. Previous empirical work has not determined whether the increase in insurance coverage associated with age is caused...

This presentation uses MEPS data to compare and assess the part-year and full-year uninsured rates for different age groups. Four empirical questions are considered:(1) How and why do adult and child part-year and full-year insurance coverage rates and trends differ?(2) How does family income of...