Who are the remaining uninsured, and why do they lack coverage?: findings from the Commonwealth Fund Biennial Health Insurance Survey : 2018
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- Survey brief (Commonwealth Fund)
- Author(s):
- Gunja, Munira Z., author Collins, Sara R., author
- Contributor(s):
- Commonwealth Fund, issuing body.
- Publication:
- [New York, N.Y.] : The Commonwealth Fund, August 2019
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Insurance Coverage -- statistics & numerical data Insurance, Health -- statistics & numerical data Medically Uninsured -- statistics & numerical data Adult African Americans Asian Americans European Continental Ancestry Group Health Benefit Plans, Employee Medicaid Middle Aged Poverty Surveys and Questionnaires Young Adult Humans United States United States.
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- The Affordable Care Act (ACA) brought sweeping change to the U.S. health care system, expanding comprehensive health insurance to millions of Americans and making it possible for anyone with health problems to get coverage by banning insurers from denying coverage or charging more because of preexisting conditions. In 2018 there were 18.2 million fewer uninsured people in the U.S. than when the ACA became law. In addition, fewer people are forgoing health care because of cost or reporting high out-of-pocket costs relative to their income. Yet, in 2018, an estimated 30.4 million people were uninsured, up from a low of 28.6 million in 2016. Coverage gains have stalled in most states and have even eroded in some. In addition, more people have reported problems getting health care because of cost. To examine why so many people remain uninsured, we use data from the 2018 Commonwealth Fund Biennial Health Insurance Survey. Answers to the survey questions can help federal and state policymakers find solutions to help uninsured Americans gain coverage.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (14 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101755711 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101755711