Do premium tax credits increase private health insurance coverage? Evidence from the 2006 Massachusetts health care reform

I use the Current Population Survey March Supplement and a regression discontinuity design to demonstrate a positive impact of premium tax credits, implemented as a part of the 2006 health reform in Massachusetts, on non-group private health insurance coverage. •First study to examine effects of pre...

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Published in:Economics letters 2016-06, Vol.143, p.121-124
Main Author: Hinde, Jesse M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Health care policy
Health insurance
Health reform
Insurance coverage
Premium tax credits
Regression analysis
Regression discontinuity
States
Studies
Tax credits
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Summary:I use the Current Population Survey March Supplement and a regression discontinuity design to demonstrate a positive impact of premium tax credits, implemented as a part of the 2006 health reform in Massachusetts, on non-group private health insurance coverage. •First study to examine effects of premium tax credits in Massachusetts.•Premium tax credits appear increase private health insurance.•Regression discontinuity could be useful to similar tax credits in the ACA.
ISSN:0165-1765
1873-7374
DOI:10.1016/j.econlet.2016.04.011