Gonzales, Gilbert2015-12-082015-12-082015-10https://hdl.handle.net/11299/175698University of Minnesota Ph.D. dissertation. October 2015. Major: Health Services Research, Policy and Administration. Advisor: Lynn Blewett. 1 computer file (PDF); xi, 289 pages.The purpose of this dissertation is to document the relationship between state-level same-sex marriage laws on health insurance coverage in same-sex households. Using data from the American Community Survey, this dissertation demonstrates that state policy environments extending legal protections to same-sex couples were associated with narrower disparities in employer-sponsored health insurance for cohabiting adults in same-sex couples and their children.enHealth policyLGBT healthState policyThesis or Dissertation