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Activity Number: 285
Type: Contributed
Date/Time: Tuesday, August 4, 2009 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
Sponsor: Section on Health Policy Statistics
Abstract - #305032
Title: Union Effects on Health Care Coverage
Author(s): Jongmook Choe*+
Companies: The University of Texas at Austin
Address: 3500 Greystone Dr Apt 122, Austin, TX, 78731,
Keywords: Health Insurance ; Union Effects ; Coverage ; Insurance ; Uninsured
Abstract:

This paper investigates the relationship between union affiliation rate and health insurance coverage in the United States. Previous studies with individual survey data indicate that union effects on health insurance coverage is strong. Using state-level panel data for the period 2000-2007, this paper finds a strong positive relationship between union affiliation rate and private health care coverage. Also, union affiliation rate is negatively related to government-provided health insurance coverage. These results are robust after controlling for other possible determinants.

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