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Title: How Are Custodial Fathers Faring under the Affordable Care Act?
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Publication Year: 2016
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Abstract: This brief examines the health insurance coverage experiences of fathers living with dependent children before and after implementation of the major coverage provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2014. Among these provisions were an expansion of Medicaid eligibility, new tax credits for plans purchased in ACA Marketplaces, and an individual mandate to maintain coverage. Our recent analysis showed that mothers who were living with dependent children experienced substantial declines in uninsurance between 2013 and 2014 (Karpman, Gates, Kenney, et al. 2016a). Although the share of children living with their fathers is lower than the share living with their mothers—just over 70 percent compared with 90 percent, respectively—there is still substantial potential for fathers’ coverage changes to have spillover effects on their . . .
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Authors: Gates, Jason A.; McMorrow, Stacey; Kenney, Genevieve; Karpman, Michael
Publisher: Urban Institute
Data Collections: IPUMS Health Surveys - NHIS
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