This paper examines the impact of universal health coverage on cohabitation, marriage, and labor force
participation. Economic gains from marriage when non-labor income increases among partners. I use the
expansion of non-contributory health insurance in Mexico to test this. This insurance scheme, called
Seguro Popular (SP), provides a minimum set of health benefits to the population not covered by formal
social security. The rollout of SP started in 2002 across municipalities. This variation makes possible
examine the effect of health insurance on marital status among workers. The analysis of this paper shows
that non-contributory health insurance coverage has a significant negative effect on the probability of
marriage among poor and low educated males and females, and a positive effect on the probability of
cohabitation. SP, however, has no effect on labor force participation.