title: Young Adult Insurance Coverage And Out-Of-Pocket Spending: Long-Term Patterns.
abstract: The Affordable Care Act appears to have improved health insurance coverage for young adults (ages 18-30). But data from twenty national surveys conducted between 1977 and 2013 paint a more complex picture, showing coverage rates lower in 2013 than they were thirty-six years earlier. Racial and ethnic disparities in coverage have declined recently, while out-of-pocket expenditures remain low for most young adults.
authors.affiliation: Marc L. Berk (mberk@projecthope.org) is a contributing editor at Health Affairs, in Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: Marc L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Berk
authors.affiliation: Zhengyi Fang is a senior systems analyst at Social and Scientific Systems, in Silver Spring, Maryland.
authors.forename: Zhengyi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Fang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D005382:Financing, Personal / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D017057:Medically Uninsured / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D058991:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act / Q000191:economics; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Disparities; Health Reform; Insurance Coverage < Insurance