In New England, Partisan Differences In ACA Marketplace Participation And Potential Financial Harm.

ABSTRACT: Political orientation can be a powerful motivator of certain health care decisions. This study examines how political orientation was associated with decisions to use the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces to enroll in nongroup health insurance plans and whether it was also associated with adverse financial consequences. We used administrative records and surveys of nongroup Marketplace enrollees from a large insurer in New England. Enrollees were categorized as Republican, Democrat, or independent through self-identification or were assigned to one of the political parties after responding to a political preference question. Republican enrollees were less likely than Democratic enrollees of comparable subsidy eligibility to enroll through the Marketplaces and receive subsidies. Among income

SUBMITTER: Hero JO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9770005 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature