Working Paper: NBER ID: w17223
Authors: Cathy J. Bradley; David Neumark; Meryl I. Motika
Abstract: We study how men's dependence on their own employer for health insurance affects labor supply responses and loss of health insurance coverage when faced with a serious health shock. Men with employment-contingent health insurance (ECHI) are more likely to remain working following some kinds of adverse health shocks, and are more likely to lose insurance. With the passage of health care reform, the tendency of men with ECHI as opposed to other sources of insurance to remain employed following a health shock may be diminished, along with the likelihood of losing health insurance.
Keywords: health shocks; health insurance; employment
JEL Codes: I18; J22; J38
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| Employment-Contingent Health Insurance (ECHI) (G52) | Employment likelihood after health shocks (J68) |
| Employment-Contingent Health Insurance (ECHI) (G52) | Health insurance loss after health shocks (G52) |
| Health shocks (I12) | Employment transitions (J63) |
| Health shocks (I12) | Health insurance continuity (G52) |
| Morbidity (I12) | Employment transitions (J63) |
| Morbidity (I12) | Health insurance continuity (G52) |