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ABSTRACT: Objectives
To assess whether the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) dependent coverage health insurance mandate had a spillover impact on young adult dental insurance coverage and whether any observed effects varied by household income.Data
Medical Expenditure Panel Surveys from 2006 through 2011.Study design
We employed a difference-in-difference regression approach comparing changes in insurance rates for young adults ages 19-25 years to changes in insurance rates for adults ages 27-30 years. Separate regressions were estimated by categories of household income as a percentage of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) to understand whether the mandate had heterogeneous spillover effects.Results
Private dental insurance increased by 6.7 percentage points among young adults compared to a control group of 27-30-year olds. Increases were concentrated at middle-income levels (125-400 percent FPL).Conclusions
The dependent coverage mandate provision of the Affordable Care Act has not only increased health insurance rates among young adults but also dental insurance coverage rates.
SUBMITTER: Shane DM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4545349 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Shane Dan M DM Ayyagari Padmaja P
Health services research 20141207 4
<h4>Objectives</h4>To assess whether the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) dependent coverage health insurance mandate had a spillover impact on young adult dental insurance coverage and whether any observed effects varied by household income.<h4>Data</h4>Medical Expenditure Panel Surveys from 2006 through 2011.<h4>Study design</h4>We employed a difference-in-difference regression approach comparing changes in insurance rates for young adults ages 19-25 years to changes in insurance rates for adults a ...[more]