Subsidizing Health Insurance for Low-Income Adults: Evidence from Massachusetts

How much are low-income individuals willing to pay for health insurance, and what are the implications for insurance markets? Using administrative data from Massachusetts' subsidized insurance exchange, we exploit discontinuities in the subsidy schedule to estimate willingness to pay and costs...

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Main Authors: Finkelstein, Amy (Author), Hendren, Nathaniel (Author), Shepard, Mark (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Economic Association, 2020-06-02T13:43:39Z.
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