Archive: Joanna N. Lahey
Abstract Although government expansion of health insurance to older workers leads to labor supply reductions for recipients, there may be spillover effects on the labor supply of affected spouses who are not covered by the programs. In the simplest model, health insurance on the job is paid for in terms of lower compensation on t…
The brief’s key findings are: An expansion in the Veterans Administration health care system offers insights on how health insurance reform may affect older workers’ employment decisions. The VA reform provided free coverage outside of employment, causing older male workers to work less by increasing their income and reducing job lock. More-educated workers used suc…
