The Mental and Physical Health Consequences of Changes in Private Insurance Before and After Early Retirement.
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ABSTRACT: Objectives
This study evaluated the impact of private insurance coverage on the symptoms of depression, activities of daily living (ADLs), and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) in the years leading up to Medicare eligibility focusing on the transition from full-time work to early full retirement.Method
The Health and Retirement Study was used to (a) estimate 2-stage selection equations of (i) the transition to retirement and (ii) current insurance status, and (b) the impact of insurance coverage on health, net of endogeneity associated retirement and insurance coverage.Results
Employment-based insurance coverage was generally associated with better health. Moreover, being without employment-based insurance was particularly problematic during the transition to retirement. Non-group insurance only moderated the association between losing employment-based insurance and IADLs.Discussion
Results indicated that private insurance coverage is an important contextual factor for the health of early retirees. Those who maintain steady coverage tend to fare the best in retirement. This highlights the dynamic nature of changes in health in later life.
SUBMITTER: Kail BL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5014243 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar
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The Mental and Physical Health Consequences of Changes in Private Insurance Before and After Early Retirement.
The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences 20150328 2
<h4>Objectives</h4>This study evaluated the impact of private insurance coverage on the symptoms of depression, activities of daily living (ADLs), and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) in the years leading up to Medicare eligibility focusing on the transition from full-time work to early full retirement.<h4>Method</h4>The Health and Retirement Study was used to (a) estimate 2-stage selection equations of (i) the transition to retirement and (ii) current insurance status, and (b) th ...[more]
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