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Title: Health Insurance Coverage Declined for Nonelderly Americans between 2016 and 2017, Primarily in States That Did Not Expand Medicaid
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Publication Year: 2019
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Abstract: The primary health insurance coverage reforms of the Affordable Care Act took effect on January 1, 2014. Between 2013 and 2016, the uninsurance rate for nonelderly Americans from birth to age 64 fell every year,1 and 18.5 million more Americans had health insurance coverage in 2016 than in 2013.2 However, these coverage gains stalled in 2017. Using the American Community Survey, we find that uninsurance increased by 0.2 percentage points between 2016 and 2017, meaning 700,000 more uninsured Americans (Figure ES 1). This increase in uninsurance occurred despite a strong economy and accompanying increases in incomes and employer-sponsored insurance coverage.
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Authors: Skopec, Laura; Holahan, John; Elmendorf, Caroline
Publisher: Urban Institute
Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Health, Population Health and Health Systems
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