Estimating Impacts of Pandemic-Related Job Loss on Health Insurance Coverage among Adults Ages 50 to 64 During the First AARP Public Policy Institute

Estimating Impacts of Pandemic-Related Job Loss on Health Insurance Coverage among Adults Ages 50 to 64 During the First Year of COVID-19

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(PDF) The majority of older adults ages 50 to 64 rely on coverage through their employment as their source of health insurance. Therefore, the widespread job loss seen during the COVID-19 pandemic has an important impact on health coverage for adults in this age group. Estimates show that a significant number of older workers likely lost employer-sponsored health insurance during the first several months of the pandemic. Some older adults losing employer coverage became newly uninsured, while others enrolled in nongroup coverage or Medicaid. Suggested citation: Sung, Jane, and Olivia Dean. Estimating Impacts of Pandemic-Related Job Loss on Health Insurance Coverage among Adults Ages 50 to 64 During the First Year of COVID-19. Washington, DC: AARP Public Policy Institute, June 2021.

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