Does the ACA Medicaid Expansion Encourage Labor Market Exits of Older Workers?

Sezen O. Onal ()
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Sezen O. Onal: University of Minnesota School of Public Health

Journal of Labor Research, 2023, vol. 44, issue 1, No 3, 56-93

Abstract: Abstract In this study, I examine the effects of the Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion on the labor supply decisions of non-disabled, low-educated, childless adults ages 50-64. I employ a triple-differences (DDD) methodology, exploiting variation in individuals’ health insurance status and the expansion decisions of states. I find that with Medicaid expansion, insured workers without retirement health insurance (RHI) decreased full-time work by 7.06 percentage points relative to those with RHI and those without any employer-sponsored coverage at all. Among those no longer working full-time, 82 percent transitioned to complete retirement.

Keywords: Affordable care act; Medicaid; Retirement; Labor force participation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I13 I18 J2 J22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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