Figure 1. When You Are Deciding Who to Vote for in Next Year’s Presidential Election, How Important Will the Candidate’s Views on Health Care Reform Be?

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Figure 1. Majority of U.S. Workers Get Health Insurance Through Employers, 2007 Own employer coverage 56% Other employer coverage 16% Public programs 5%

One-Third of Privately Insured Adults Experience Medical Bill or Debt Problems, 2005–2007 * Had problems paying medical bills, contacted by a collection.

THE COMMONWEALTH FUND Figure 1. Three of Five Health Care Opinion Leaders Feel that Mixed Private-Public Group Insurance Is an Effective Approach to Achieving.

Exhibit 1. Only One of Three Small-Firm Workers Was Insured Through Their Employer in 2010 ^ Includes both part-time and full-time workers who are not.

 Annual Insurance Premium $2,602,285 Employer Paid $1,947,323 Employee Paid $ 654,962  State Funds Received $ 898,716  Current # Employees on insurance.

Health Care Coverage for Small Businesses in Colorado Hot Issues in Health Care 2004 Schulte Consulting.

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Exhibit 1. Almost Half of Young Adults Ages 19–29 Experienced Gaps in Health Insurance Coverage During the Past Year, 2009 Young adults ages 19–29 = 45.8.

THE COMMONWEALTH FUND Presidential Candidates' Health Care Reform Proposals Karen Davis President, The Commonwealth Fund AcademyHealth 2008 National Health.

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Figure ES-1. Features of Leading Candidates’ Approaches to Health Care Reform ClintonEdwardsObamaGiulianiHuckabeeMcCainRomney Individual Mandate Yes Children.

Figure ES-1. Features of Leading Candidates’ Approaches to Health Care Reform ClintonEdwardsObamaGiulianiHuckabeeMcCainRomney Individual Mandate Yes Children.

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Adults ages 19– Uninsured now 15%

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Adults in California and New York Reported Lower Rates of Medical Bill Problems or Debt Than Those in Florida and Texas Percent of adults ages 19–64 U.S.

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Four of Five Adults with New Coverage Said They Were Very or Somewhat Optimistic That Their New Coverage Would Improve Their Ability to Get the Care.

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Percent of adults ages 19– In the past 12 months:

Percent of adults ages 19–64* Total <133% FPL 133%–249% FPL

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Working adults ages 19–64: Total <50 employees 50+ employees

How easy or difficult was it to find ? Very difficult or impossible

Adequately insured 48% Uninsured anytime 15% Uninsured anytime 36%

About Three of Five Privately Insured Adults with Low Incomes Reported That It Was Difficult or Impossible to Afford Their Deductible How easy or difficult.

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Seven of 10 Adults with Marketplace Plans Rate Their Coverage as Excellent, Very Good, or Good Now thinking about (your current health insurance coverage/

Percent of adults ages 19–64 who went to the marketplace

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More Adults with Lower Incomes Found It Easy to Find an Affordable Plan Than Did Adults with Higher Incomes How easy or difficult was it to find a plan.

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Figure 1. Three of Five Health Care Opinion Leaders Feel that Mixed Private-Public Group Insurance Is an Effective Approach to Achieving Universal Health.

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Working adults ages 19–64 in firms with <50 employees:

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Total current marketplace and Medicaid enrollees* ages 19–64

Larger Shares of Adults with Marketplace Coverage Have Plans with High Deductibles Compared to Those with Employer Plans No deductible Less than $1,000.

Reasons for Not Enrolling in October Included Uncertainty over Affordability, Still Deciding Among Plans, and Website Technical Difficulties Can you tell.

Adults ages 19–64 who are uninsured or have individual coverage

More Than Three of Five Adults Who Selected a Private Plan or Enrolled in Medicaid Were Uninsured Prior to Gaining Coverage What type of health insurance.

Have you gone to this new marketplace to shop for health insurance

Percent adults insured all year ages 19–64 who were underinsured*

High Deductibles Relative to Income by Coverage Source at the Time of the Survey Percent with deductibles that are 5% or more of income, adults ages 19–64.

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Figure 1. When You Are Deciding Who to Vote for in Next Year’s Presidential Election, How Important Will the Candidate’s Views on Health Care Reform Be? Source: Analysis of the Commonwealth Fund Biennial Health Insurance Survey (2007). Percent of adults who say candidates’ views on health reform will be very/somewhat important

Figure 2. Support for the Proposal That Employers Should Either Provide Health Insurance to Their Employees or Contribute to a Fund That Would Help Cover Workers Without Health Insurance Percent of adults who say that employers should either provide health insurance or contribute to a fund Source: Analysis of the Commonwealth Fund Biennial Health Insurance Survey (2007).

Figure 3. Support for a Health Reform Proposal That Requires That Everyone Have Health Insurance, with Government Helping Those Who Cannot Afford It Percent of adults who strongly/somewhat favor a requirement that everyone have health insurance Source: Analysis of the Commonwealth Fund Biennial Health Insurance Survey (2007).

Figure 4. Who Do You Think Should Pay for Health Insurance for All Americans? Percent of adults who say health insurance costs should be paid for by: Note: Bars do not total to 100% because survey respondents who refused to answer or answered “don’t know” are not shown. Source: Analysis of the Commonwealth Fund Biennial Health Insurance Survey (2007).