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

Jesse M. Hinde

Economics Letters, 2016, vol. 143, issue C, 121-124

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Premium tax credits; Health insurance; Health reform; Regression discontinuity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H2 I1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2016.04.011

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