“...The Affordable Care Act (ACA) allowed employer plans in the small-group marketplace to charge tobacco users up to 50 percent more for premiums-known as tobacco...”

“...Objective To provide evidence on the effects of expansions to private and public insurance programs on adolescent specialty substance use disorder (SUD)...”

“...•I examine the persistent health effects of leaving school in a bad economy.•I exploit macroeconomic fluctuations from 1976 to 1992 to identify health...”

“...We examine the impact of the 2006 Massachusetts healthcare reform on substance use disorder (SUD) treatment facilities' provision of care. We test the impact...”

“...ABSTRACT This paper contributes to the literature on the labor market consequences of unhealthy behaviors and poor health by examining a previously...”

“...We study the effect of state medical marijuana laws (MMLs) on workers' compensation (WC) claiming among adults. Medical marijuana is plausibly related to WC...”

“...We study the effect of recent legalization of recreational marijuana use laws (RMLs) in the United States on new applications and allowances for Social...”

“...Nonmedical use of prescription opioids has reached epidemic levels in the United States and globally. In response, federal, state, and local governments are...”

“...Older adults are at elevated risk of reducing labor supply due to poor health, partly because of high rates of symptoms that may be alleviated by medical...”

“...Use of increased premiums for tobacco users in the small-group market fell to 4.1 percent in 2018 from 17.8 percent in 2017 and 16.2 percent in 2016. This...”