How Might the Affordable Care Act's Coverage Expansion Provisions Influence Demand for Medical Care?

The Affordable Care Act and insurance coverage for young adults.

overdose and may reveal changes in prescribing practices that are shaping the evolving epidemic. Like Yokell et al, we have also noted—both in our own clinical practice and in that of colleagues—that real-time access to prescription databases for health professionals facilitates a patient-centered approach to addressing opioid abuse. In addition, we have encountered physicians managing chronic ...

Premium subsidies, the mandate, and Medicaid expansion: Coverage effects of the Affordable Care Act.

Using premium subsidies for private coverage, an individual mandate, and Medicaid expansion, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has increased insurance coverage. We provide the first comprehensive assessment of these provisions' effects, using the 2012-2015 American Community Survey and a triple-difference estimation strategy that exploits variation by income, geography, and time. Overall, our model...

The Effects of the Affordable Care Act Adult Dependent Coverage Expansion on Mental Health.

BACKGROUND In September 2010, the Affordable Care Act increased the availability of private health insurance for young adult dependents in the United States and prohibited coverage exclusions for their pre-existing conditions. The coverage expansion improved young adults' financial protection from medical expenses and increased their mental health care use. These short-term effects signal the p...

The Launch of the Affordable Care Act in Selected States: Coverage Expansion and Uninsurance

California's Early Coverage Expansion under the Affordable Care Act: A County-Level Analysis.

OBJECTIVE To assess the coverage effects of California's 2011 Low-Income Health Program (LIHP), enacted as an "early expansion" under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and to demonstrate the feasibility of using Census data to measure county-level coverage changes. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING 2008-2012 American Community Survey (ACS). The sample contained California adults ages 19-64 years (n = 2...