title: Patterns of individual health insurance coverage, 1996-2000.
abstract: Information about patterns of individual health insurance coverage is limited. Knowledge gaps include the extent to which individual insurance provides transitional versus long-term coverage, and participants' insurance status before and after being covered by an individual plan. In this study we use data from the 1996-2000 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) to examine how long the individually insured maintain their coverage; sources of coverage before and after enrolling in an individual health plan; and characteristics of those who rely on individual insurance coverage. Understanding the dynamics of this market will better inform federal and state insurance reform efforts.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Health Policy, Muskie School of Public Service, University of Southern Maine, Portland. ME, USA. eziller@usm.maine.edu
authors.forename: Erika C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Ziller
authors.forename: Andrew F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Coburn
authors.forename: Timothy D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: McBride
authors.forename: Courtney
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Andrews
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000639:trends*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014481:United States