Abstract
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) introduced large changes to the individual market for health insurance. Using 2015-2019 HIX Compare and geographic-specific data, this study examines the volatility and vulnerability of local insurance markets using insurer participation and premium information. The study also examines how markets with higher volatility and vulnerability differ from others with respect to demographics, labor market conditions, health status, provider supply, and state policies. Entry and exit patterns suggest decreasing volatility, but forty-eight million Americans reside in markets that are vulnerable, given limited competition and high premiums.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 206-222 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | RSF |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:© 2020 Russell Sage Foundation. Abraham, Jean Marie. 2020. “Individual Market Volatility and Vulnerability, 2015 to 2019.” RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences 6(2): 206–22. DOI: 10.7758 /RSF.2020.6.2.09. The author would like to thank the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for financial support (Award #75027). The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views of the foundation. Direct correspondence to: Jean Marie Abraham at abrah042@umn.edu, 420 Delaware St. SE, MMC 729, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Open Access Policy: RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences is an open access journal. This article is published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
Keywords
- Affordable care act
- Individual market
- Insurer participation
- Premiums
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