Unemployment and Health Insurance: Current Legislation and Issues

Mulvey, Janemarie ; Lyke, Bob

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Labor;    Unemployment;    Health insurance;   

RP-ID  :  R40165
RP-ID  :  R40165_2009Feb17

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses the link between health insurance coverage and unemployment. One consequence of unemployment is that people can also lose their health insurance. The danger of losing insurance is most obvious for coverage that is provided by employers, but people who become unemployed might no longer be able to pay individual market premiums as well. Recent estimates indicate for each percentage point increase in the unemployment rate, the number of uninsured would increase by 1.1 million.