“...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...”

“...•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...”

“...The Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMD) exclusion prohibits use of federal Medicaid funds to treat enrollees ages 21-64 in psychiatric residential treatment...”

“...This study investigates whether minimum wage increases impact worker health in the United States. We consider self‐reported measures of general, mental, and...”

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

“...We study the effect of public insurance on smoking cessation medication prescriptions and financing. We leverage variation in insurance coverage generated by...”

“...Objective To provide new evidence on the effects of large‐scale public health insurance expansions, associated with the Affordable Care Act (ACA), on the...”