New Findings in Insurance Described from State University of New York (SUNY) Albany (Does Public Policy Affect Attitudes? Evidence From Age-based Health Insurance Coverage Policies In the United States): Insurance

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2023 FEB 01 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health Policy and Law Daily -- Current study results on Insurance have been published. According to news reporting from Albany, New York, by NewsRx editors, the research stated, “The existing literature provides evidence that public opinion and attitudes often affect public policy. However, little is known about how public policy might affect attitudes and norms.”

The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from the State University of New York (SUNY) Albany, “I present new evidence on this topic by using age-based health insurance policies in the United States as natural experiments. I first exploit the discrete drop in insurance coverage rates at age 26 due to the Affordable Care Act’s dependent coverage mandate and show that this policy is associated with statistically significant deterioration in atti-tudes towards the necessity of health insurance among young adults who are affected by this policy the most. Next, I show that gaining health insurance at 65 due to the onset of Medicare does not have a significant impact on attitudes towards health insurance among the elderly.”

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “These findings are widespread across different demographic groups, robust un-der alternative model specifications, and observed only after the policies are adopted.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: Does Public Policy Affect Attitudes? Evidence From Age-based Health Insurance Coverage Policies In the United States. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2023;205:287-302. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization can be contacted at: Elsevier, Radarweg 29, 1043 Nx Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Baris K. Yoruk, State University of New York (SUNY) Albany, Dept. of Economics, 1400 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12222, United States.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2022.11.006. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.