Insurance patterns and instability from 2006 to 2016.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a rich literature on insurance coverage and its impacts on health care. Many recent studies have examined the impacts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and found that it had positive effects on health insurance coverage and health care usage. Most of the literature, however, has focused on insurance coverage at a single point in time, while research on insurance instability is underrepresented, even though it could significantly impact health outcomes. The aim of this study is to examine changes and implications of insurance instability among nonelderly adults from 2006 to 2016, covering the Great Recession and post-ACA periods.

Methods

Using 2006-to-2016 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data, we identify seven insurance patterns and analyze them by race/e

SUBMITTER: Gai Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7171789 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature