The Impact of the Affordable Care Act Young Adult Provision on Childbearing, Marriage, and Tax Filing Behavior: Evidence from Tax Data

• Published in: IDEAS Working Paper Series from RePEc
• Main Authors: Heim, Bradley, Lurie, Ithai, Simon, Kosali I
• Format: Paper
• Language: English
• Published: St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 01.01.2017
• Subjects: Marriage; Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act 2010-US; Tax returns; Young adults

We use panel U.S. tax data spanning 2008-2013 to study the impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) young adult provision on two important demographic outcomes-childbearing and marriage. The impact on childbearing is theoretically ambiguous, as gaining insurance may increase access to contraceptive s...