Tag: health outcomes
Abstract This study explores the association between debt burdens and health at older ages. It examines a range of physical and mental health measures and assesses how they may be shaped by the debt held by older adults. It compares health outcomes for older adults with and without debt. It also explores whether the amount…
The brief’s key findings are: Numerous studies have examined the impact of Massachusetts’ landmark 2006 health care reform, the basis for the national Affordable Care Act. The results suggest that the Massachusetts reform has largely succeeded by: reducing uninsurance rates; improving health care access and health outcomes; and inducing more firms to offer coverage, without…