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Health insurance, medical debt, and financial well-being

Year: 2021

Type: report

Abstract: We use credit reports, survey data, and two natural experiments that increase health insurance coverage—Medicare eligibility and the Affordable Care Act's Under 26 provision—to study the financial protection provided by health insurance.

Source: Econstor (Econstor)

Authors: Benedic N. Ippolito, Michael Batty, Christa Gibbs

Institutions: Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, American Enterprise Institute

Language: English

Topic: Healthcare Policy and Management

Subfield: Economics and Econometrics

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: McKnight Foundation

OpenAlex ID: W4206612435

Cites: 29

Cited by: 44

Related to: 10