scholarly journals Equilibrium Labor Market Search and Health Insurance Reform

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naoki Aizawa ◽  
Hanming Fang
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Insurance Reform ◽  
Health Insurance Reform ◽  
Market Search ◽  
Labor Market Search

Labor Market Consequences of State Health Insurance Regulation

ILR Review ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 136-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Kaestner ◽  
Kosali Ilayperuma Simon
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Private Insurance ◽  
Insurance Coverage ◽  
Labor Market Outcomes ◽  
Market Outcomes ◽  
Insurance Benefits ◽  
Insurance Reform ◽  
Health Insurance Reform ◽  
Group Health Insurance

This study, based mainly on the 1989–98 March Current Population surveys, finds that state-mandated health insurance benefits and small-group health insurance reform had no statistically significant effects on labor market outcomes such as the quantity of work, wages, and whether an employee worked for a small or large firm. The number and type of state-mandated health insurance benefits were unrelated to weeks of work, wages, and the prevalence of private insurance coverage, but positively associated with weekly work hours. Extensive small-group health insurance reform was associated with a slight decline in the prevalence of private insurance coverage in small firms, and this reform affected both full- and part-time employees. Less extensive reforms were not generally related to the prevalence of private insurance coverage. Overall, the authors do not find strong evidence that insurance regulations affected labor market outcomes, although they appear to cause a small decrease in private coverage.

Health Care and the Labor Market

ILR Review ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-67
Author(s):  
Maria Hanratty ◽  
Olivia S. Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Care Insurance ◽  
Current Interest ◽  
Insurance Reform ◽  
Health Insurance Reform ◽  
Provide Health Care

Health insurance and the labor market are inextricably entwined in the United States. Yet, few studies to date have examined the uniquely American links between employees' demand for and employers' ability to provide health care insurance. This topic is of substantial current interest because employer-provided health insurance plays a central role in the national health insurance reform planning process.

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