Who Does the Affordable Care Act Help and Who Does it Fail?

Cui, Zhen; Hazra, Devika

doi:10.2139/ssrn.3131143

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Who Does the Affordable Care Act Help and Who Does it Fail?

7 Pages Posted: 6 Mar 2018

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Zhen Cui

California State University, Los Angeles

Devika Hazra

California State University, Los Angeles

Date Written: December 17, 2017

Abstract

This study uses the 2007 and 2013 Annual Social and Economic Supplement of the Current Population Survey to examine the effect of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on health insurance coverage among adults in the U.S. It finds that the ACA has improved coverage for men, youth, minorities, and low-income and less-educated individuals. However, those who are self-employed or do not work full-time have been negatively impacted.

Keywords: Affordable Care Act, Health Care

JEL Classification: I1, I13

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Cui, Zhen and Hazra, Devika, Who Does the Affordable Care Act Help and Who Does it Fail? (December 17, 2017). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3131143 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3131143