How Effective Are Public Policies to Increase Health Insurance Coverage among Young Adults?
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
vol. 3,
no. 1, February 2011
(pp. 129-56)
Abstract
This paper assesses the impact of policies to increase insurance coverage for young adults. The introduction of SCHIP in 1997 enabled low-income teens up to age 19 to gain access to public health insurance. More recent policies enabled young adults between the ages of 19 and (typically) 24 to remain covered under their parents' health insurance. We use the discrete break in coverage at age 19 to evaluate the impact of SCHIP, and quasi-experimental variation to evaluate the impact of "extended parental coverage" laws. Our results suggest that both types of policies were effective at increasing health insurance coverage. (JEL G22, H75, I18, J13)Citation
Levine, Phillip B., Robin McKnight, and Samantha Heep. 2011. "How Effective Are Public Policies to Increase Health Insurance Coverage among Young Adults?" American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 3 (1): 129-56. DOI: 10.1257/pol.3.1.129Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- G22 Insurance; Insurance Companies
- H75 State and Local Government: Health; Education; Welfare; Public Pensions
- I18 Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
- J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
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