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Title: The ACA Medicaid Expansion Led to Widespread Reductions in Uninsurance Among Poor, Childless Adults
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Publication Year: 2017
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Abstract: A central provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was a Medicaid expansion intended to reduce uninsurance among adults with incomes at or below 138 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL). Low-income childless adults experienced the largest eligibility gains from that expansion. In this brief, we examine coverage gains resulting from the Medicaid expansion for several subgroups of childless adult citizens with incomes below the federal poverty level. Using data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), we estimate the effect of the ACA Medicaid expansion on the uninsured rate for poor, childless adult citizens by age, gender, race, income, education, and self-reported . . .
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Authors: Mcmorrow, Stacey; Kenney, Genevieve M; Long, Sharon K; Gates, Jason A
Publisher: Urban Institute
Data Collections: IPUMS Health Surveys - NHIS
Topics: Health, Other, Poverty and Welfare
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