April 15, 2010: Joel Cantor has released a new issue brief titled, "The Impact of State Dependent Coverage Expansions on Young Adult Insurance Status: Further Analysis." In the brief, Dr. Cantor and co-authors use data from the Current Population Survey to evaluate the impact of dependent coverage expansion initiatives in 19 states on health insurance coverage of young adults between 2003 and 2008. The authors also examine the variation in impact among population subgroups over time. This report is a companion to the authors' January 2010 technical brief on the same topic.
Dr. Cantor will discuss his new findings in the second of SHARE's Great Research Conversations webinars, which will take place on Wednesday, April 21st, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern (11:00 a.m. Central). He will be joined by Troy Oechsner, J.D., who will serve as the discussant. Mr. Oechsner is Deputy Superintendent of Health for the State of New York and Adjunct Professor at Albany law school, and he will speak from a state perspective about dependent coverage expansion initiatives. SHARE Director Lynn Blewett will moderate the webinar.