Cover: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

Effect on the Health Insurance Status of Early Retirees

Published in: Health Benefits and the Workforce, Vol. 2 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Labor, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, 1998), Chapter 4, p. 73-93

Posted on RAND.org on January 01, 1998

by Jeannette Rogowski, Lynn A. Karoly

The authors examine the impact of COBRA continuation coverage on insurance transitions experienced at the time of retirement and the likelihood of being uninsured after retirement.

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