The Long-Run Effects of Job Displacement on Sources of Health Insurance Coverage
Document Type
Article
Language
eng
Publication Date
6-2017
Publisher
Springer
Source Publication
Journal of Labor Research
Source ISSN
0195-3613
Abstract
This paper examines job displacement’s long-run effect on health insurance coverage and source of coverage. We find that displacement lowers the probability that an individual receives health insurance even ten years after job loss. However, those without children at the time of job loss largely drive this result. While displaced workers with and without children face similar losses in access to employer-provided health insurance, those with children mostly offset these losses by acquiring health insurance from other sources, particularly through the increased use of Medicaid.
Recommended Citation
Jolly, Nicholas A. and Phelan, Brian J., "The Long-Run Effects of Job Displacement on Sources of Health Insurance Coverage" (2017). Economics Faculty Research and Publications. 572.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/econ_fac/572
Comments
Journal of Labor Research, Vol. 38, No. 2 (June 2017): 187-205. DOI.