The effect of the Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion on marriage

被引：7
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作者：
Hampton, Matt [1 ]
Lenhart, Otto [2 ]
机构：
[1] Austin Peay State Univ, Dept Accounting Econ & Finance, Clarksville, TN 37044 USA
[2] Univ Strathclyde, Dept Econ, Duncan Wing,199 Cathedral St, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
来源：
ECONOMIC INQUIRY | 2022年 / 60卷 / 02期
关键词：
Affordable Care Act; health insurance; marriage; Medicaid expansion; HEALTH-INSURANCE COVERAGE; INCOME-TAXES;
D O I：
10.1111/ecin.13052
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
This paper investigates the impact of the Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansions on marital behavior. We use data from the American Community Survey from 2008 to 2019 and estimate difference-in-differences models to test for effects on marriage and divorce outcomes. We find that expansions led to a 0.95% reduction in marriage stock and a 2.22% increase in divorce stock, with effects being larger among low educated individuals. We believe that two factors play a role as underlying mechanisms: (1) reduced reliance on spousal insurance coverage and (2) deciding to forego marriage or get divorced to meet eligibility restrictions.
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页码：568 / 591
页数：24
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