Effects of ACA Medicaid Expansions on Health Insurance Coverage and Labor Supply
研究了平价医疗法案下医疗补助资格扩展对低学历低收入成年人健康保险覆盖和劳动供给的影响,发现医疗补助覆盖大幅增加,未参保比例下降,但对劳动供给影响不大。
We examined the effect of the expansion of Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act on health insurance coverage and labor supply of low-educated and low-income adults. We found that the Medicaid expansions were associated with large increases in Medicaid coverage, for example, 50 percent among childless adults, and corresponding decreases in the proportion uninsured. There was relatively little change in private insurance coverage, although the expansions tended to decrease such coverage slightly. In terms of labor supply, estimates indicated that the Medicaid expansions had little effect on work effort despite the substantial changes in health insurance coverage. Most estimates suggested that the expansions increased work effort, although not significantly.