Abstract
We exploit a sharp change in the likelihood that an individual is covered by health insurance when he/she turns 19 years of age to study how health insurance affects reported health status. We find that an individual is 6 percentage points less likely to have health insurance when he/she turns 19. Using a fuzzy regression discontinuity design, we find that having health coverage significantly increases the likelihood of reporting excellent health among young adults.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 406-410 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Economics Letters |
Volume | 124 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2014 |
Keywords
- Health insurance
- Reported health
- Young adults