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What We Know About Health Reform in Massachusetts

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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 raising unemployment. *At the same time improving access to non-employer coverage may have reduced labor force participation for men age 55- 64. *Finally, while health care cost growth has slowed in recent years, cost control remains a challenge

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  • Geoffrey T. Sanzenbacher, 2014. "What We Know About Health Reform in Massachusetts," Issues in Brief ib2014-9, Center for Retirement Research.
    • Handle: RePEc:crr:issbrf:ib2014-9
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    1. Courtney C. Coile, 2015. "Economic Determinants Of Workers’ Retirement Decisions," Journal of Economic Surveys, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 29(4), pages 830-853, September.

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