This paper investigates the relationship between health insurance coverage and risky health behaviors among young adults using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 1997 Cohort (NLSY97). Before the Affordable Care Act required all employers in the United States to provide health insurance to ...
Health InsuranceSmall BusinessSelf-employmentWe utilize the NLSY97 data to study the impact of health insurance coverage on the decision to enter self-employment. We find that employer insurance coverage has a strong "pull" effect on the decision, especially among older males. Older females who ...
Inequalities in Young Adult Health Insurance Coverage Post-federalHealth ReformLauren E. Wisk, PhD 1 and Niraj Sharma, MD, MPH 2,3,41 Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA,USA;2 Division of Gener...
The researchers found health insurance rates increased 6.1 percent for youngadultsage 19 to 25 after the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, was adopted. But, the percentage increase varied greatly, from seven percent for whites to 1.2 percent for blacks. "With this policy we have t...
Homeless young adults are a vulnerable population with great healthcare needs. Under the Affordable Care Act, homeless young adults are eligible for Medicaid, in some states, including California. This study assesses homeless young adults' health insurance coverage and healthcare utilization prior to ...
"The type and the duration ofinsurance coveragematter for health care utilization," said Josephine Lau, M.D., MPH, clinical assistant professor of adolescent and young adult medicine at the University of California, San Francisco and lead author on the study. "Young adults with full-year privat...
PURPOSE: To examine the prevalence and predictors of health insurance coverage and the difficulties obtaining coverage in a large cohort of childhood cance... Park,R E. - 《Journal of Clinical Oncology》 被引量: 167发表: 2005年 Mental health among young adult survivors of childhood cancer and ...
Exploring the Impact on Young Adult Dental Insurance Coverage ObjectivesTo assess whether the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) dependent coverage health insurance mandate had a spillover impact on young adult dental insura... MS Dan,P Ayyagari - 《Health Services Research》 被引量: 10发表: 2015年 ...
Term Life Insurance for Young AdultsTerm life insurance coverage lasts for a specific period of time, typically 10, 20 or 30 years. Here are some reasons why a young adult may choose a term life insurance plan:Lock in lower rates: Term life policies are typically more affordable than whole...
Health insurance exchanges, one of the two major mechanisms (along with expanded Medicaid coverage) for uninsured individuals to purchase insurance under Obamacare, are scheduled to become available on October 1. Ezra Klein has described the health care