Research and Statistics Division, Louisiana Workforce Commission, 1001 North 23rd Street, Baton Rouge 70804, USA.
Health Econ Rev. 2013 May 29;3(1):16. doi: 10.1186/2191-1991-3-16.
The paper attempts to answer a very simple question: how does a farm household respond as a unit in the labor market when benefits or health insurance is tied to employer provided jobs. One of the major changes affecting US agriculture has been a decline in the number of farms and an increase in the multiple job-holding, especially among farm women to fulfill various objectives ranging from helping out with farm expenses or securing benefits like health insurance. In addition to this, the new health care law or "The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA") to be operational by 2014 requires that all individuals be covered by a health plan. Hence, it's important to understand the relationship between health insurance and labor markets to appropriately identify the impact of health policy reform for farm families.
当福利或医疗保险与雇主提供的工作挂钩时，农户作为一个单位如何在劳动力市场上做出反应。影响美国农业的一个主要变化是农场数量的减少和多份工作的增加，尤其是在农场妇女中，她们从事各种工作，旨在帮助支付农场开支或获得医疗保险等福利。除此之外，新的医疗保健法或“《患者保护与平价医疗法案》（PPACA）”将于 2014 年生效，要求所有个人都参加医疗保险计划。因此，了解医疗保险和劳动力市场之间的关系对于正确识别医疗政策改革对农户家庭的影响非常重要。
