Explaining the decline in health insurance coverage among young men

Authors
Glied, S Stabile, M
Citation
S. Glied et M. Stabile, Explaining the decline in health insurance coverage among young men, INQUIRY-J H, 37(3), 2000, pp. 295-303
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Public Health & Health Care Science","Health Care Sciences & Services
Journal title
INQUIRY-THE JOURNAL OF HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION PROVISION AND FINANCING
ISSN journal
00469580 → ACNP
Volume
37
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
295 - 303
Database
ISI
SICI code
0046-9580(200023)37:3<295:ETDIHI>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
This article examines the experience of cohorts of young American men to se e how and why their employer-provided health insurance coverage has changed over time. It explores changes in the structure of the labor market, chang es in the cost of employer-provided health insurance, and changes in the co mposition of wages and benefits offered to employees. We find that increase s in the cost of health insurance rather than changes in the structure of t he labor market are the principal cause of the observed decline in employer -provided health insurance coverage across all cohorts.