Early Evidence on the Effects of the ACA

摘要

Increased access to affordable health care does not necessarily translate to a decrease in smoking, substance abuse, or obesity, or to better self-reported health. Those are among the principal findings of Early Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Health Care Access, Risky Health Behaviors, and Self-Assessed Health (NBER Working Paper No. 23269), by Charles Courtemanche, James Marton, Benjamin Ukert, Aaron Yelowitz, and Daniela Zapata.