Did reform of the non-group health insurance market affect the decision to be self-employed? Evidence from state reforms in the 1990s

Health Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 841-860

  Heim, Bradley T ^a   Lurie, Ithai Z ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Office of Tax Analysis   (United States)

Author keywords

health insurance regulations; health reform; self employment

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALARY; SELF EMPLOYMENT; SOCIAL SECURITY; TAX; ADULT; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84901984261     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.2960     Document Type: Article

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