Difference In Uninsurance Rates Between Full- And Part-Time Workers Declined In 2014

Health Aff (Millwood). 2018 Oct;37(10):1669-1672. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2018.0345.

Abstract

Historically, part-time workers have been more likely to be uninsured than their full-time peers. Data from the 2010-15 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey show that coverage differences by work hours declined after 2014. Uninsurance declined more for part-time workers, with pathways to coverage varying by state Medicaid expansion status.

Keywords: Health Reform; Insurance; Medicaid; Special Populations; Workforce Issues.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Employment / trends*
  • Humans
  • Insurance Coverage / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Insurance Coverage / statistics & numerical data*
  • Insurance, Health / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Insurance, Health / statistics & numerical data*
  • Medicaid / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Medicaid / statistics & numerical data*
  • Medically Uninsured / statistics & numerical data*
  • Middle Aged
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • United States