This paper investigates the impact of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) dependent coverage mandate on health insurance … coverage rates and health care utilization among young adults. Using data from the Medical Panel Expenditure Survey, I exploit … the discontinuity in health insurance coverage rates at age 26, the new dependent coverage age cutoff enforced by the ACA …

This paper investigates the impact of the Affordable Care Act's (ACA's) dependent coverage mandate on health insurance … coverage rates and health care utilization among young adults. Using data from the Medical Panel Expenditure Survey, I exploit … the discontinuity in health insurance coverage rates at age 26, the new dependent coverage age cutoff enforced by the ACA …

health and welfare benefits. The 2007 establishment of a stand-alone VEBA trust funded by the Big Three US automakers and … managed by the UAW seemed to mark a defining moment for employer-provided retiree health care benefits. After years of … Act is expected to accelerate the decline of employer-provided retiree health care benefits. With retirees able to receive …

Armenia has made significant progress in improving population health outcomes over the past two decades. However …, essential health care for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is underutilized in part due to the cost of access. Armenia has also … committed as a signatory to the Sustainable Development Goals, to making progress towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC). This …