Premiums and eligibility for health insurance may cause a "marriage lock," in which couples stay married for the sake of maintaining health insurance coverage. By using the Health and Retirement Study for adults aged 60-70, I examine whether employer-based health insurance coverage for the...

This Article analyzes the impact of Medicaid estate recovery laws on nontraditional families, and offers policy solutions that protect families from unintended consequences while preserving the fiscal integrity of the Medicaid program

The NHP (National Health Policy) 2017 further aggravates the situation, marking a clear shift which now allows the private sector to gain a heavy hand in the public health care space. The proposed move “from primarily public services to new, strategic partnerships with private health...

IntroductionThe Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion in 2014 improved access to care. However, not all states adopted the expansion, and debates on reform or repeal continue. In addition, few studies have analyzed differential effects by demographic characteristics.MethodsUsing nationally...

Previous research has found that Medicare benefits flow primarily to the most economically advantaged groups and that the financial returns to Medicare are consequently higher for the rich than for the poor. Taking a different approach, we find very different results. According to the Medicare...