Health Insurance Affordability Concerns and Health Care Avoidance Among US Adults Approaching Retirement.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

As US adults approach Medicare eligibility at age 65 years, they face important decisions about health care and employment. Recent legislative, regulatory, and legal challenges to the Affordable Care Act may add new uncertainties to this decision-making.

Objective

To understand adults' perspectives on health insurance, health care, and employment near retirement.

Design, setting, and participants

In October 2018, a cross-sectional online survey study of community-dwelling US adults aged 50 to 64 years was conducted with Ipsos KnowledgePanel, a nationally representative internet survey panel (completion rate, 62%). The initial data analysis was conducted from November 2018 to March 2019, and additional analyses were conducted in November 2019.

Main outcom

SUBMITTER: Tipirneni R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9578361 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature