Cost-related delay in care Skipped medication because of cost Exhibit 1 Greater Gains in Coverage and Access for Low-Income Adults in Arkansas Compared to Texas Percent of low-income adults Arkansas Texas Arkansas Texas Arkansas Texas Uninsured Cost-related delay in care Skipped medication because of cost Note: Analysis in the exhibit excludes Kentucky. Data: Authors’ analysis of data from telephone surveys of 5,665 adults ages 19–64 with family incomes below 138 percent of the federal poverty level, November–December 2013 and November–December 2015.
Exhibit 2 Improvements in Quality of Care for Low-Income Adults in Arkansas Compared to Texas Percent of low-income adults Arkansas Texas Arkansas Texas Arkansas Texas Arkansas Texas Has a personal doctor Any ED visit in the past year Checkup in the past year Fair/Poor quality of care Note: Analysis in the exhibit excludes Kentucky. Data: Authors’ analysis of data from telephone surveys of 5,665 adults ages 19–64 with family incomes below 138 percent of the federal poverty level, November–December 2013 and November–December 2015.
Exhibit 3 Rates of Churning Are No Different in Arkansas Than They Are in Kentucky and Texas Frequency of health insurance coverage changes among low-income adults Arkansas Kentucky Texas Note: “Change” refers to change in health insurance coverage during the previous 12 months. Data: Authors’ analysis of data from telephone surveys of 5,665 adults ages 19–64 with family incomes below 138 percent of the federal poverty level, November–December 2013 and November–December 2015.