ACA dependent coverage provision reduced high out-of-pocket health care spending for young adults

Health Affairs

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1361-1366

  Busch, Susan H ^a   Golberstein, Ezra ^b   Meara, Ellen ^c,d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACT; ADULT; AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PROTECTION; RURAL AREA; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT; ECONOMICS; INSURANCE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PARENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; PARENTS; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905969938     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.0155     Document Type: Article

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