Tag: Massachusetts 2006 Healthcare Reform
Reform may prompt some workers to retire earlier. A few weeks ago, I wrote about a brief we issued on the effects of Massachusetts’ health insurance reform. In addition to a literature review, the brief contained a new analysis of labor force participation for 55-64 year old males. No study had examined the labor market…
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…