Do Expansions in Health Insurance Affect Student Loan Outcomes?

Maya Bidanda, Rajashri Chakrabarti, C. Hundtofte and Maxim Pinkovskiy

No 20180328, Liberty Street Economics from Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Abstract: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) is arguably the biggest policy intervention in health insurance in the United States since the passage of Medicaid and Medicare in 1965. The Act was signed into law in March 2010, and by 2016 approximately 20 to 24 million additional Americans were covered with health insurance. Such an extension of insurance coverage could affect not only medical bills, but also educational, employment, and broader financial outcomes. In this post, we take an initial look at the relationship between the ACA and higher education financing choices and outcomes. We find evidence that expansions in healthcare coverage may influence both the prevalence of student loans and loan repayment behavior. Specifically, our results suggest that individuals covered by ACA-related expansions are taking out slightly more loans and taking a longer time to start repayment.

Keywords: Employment; Student Loans; Insurance; Higher Education; ACA; Default (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I13 I22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018-03-28
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