Across all coverage sources, some adults plan to drop insurance after mandate repeal The tax bill passed by Congress in December 2017 made a change to.

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Exhibit 1. One-Quarter of Adults Reported a Gap in Coverage in 2011; More Than Half Were Uninsured for Two Years or More * Combines Insured now, time uninsured.

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31 million adults ages 19–64 years who had a coverage gap

Number of uninsured, in millions ACA Repeal Tax deduction

Among Marketplace Visitors Who Neither Enrolled nor Got Coverage from Another Source, Most Said They Could Not Find an Affordable Plan Can you tell me.

Adults Who Received Personal Assistance Were More Likely to Enroll

Among Marketplace Visitors Who Did Not Enroll or Get Coverage Elsewhere, Three-Quarters Said They Could Not Find an Affordable Plan Can you tell me the.

Lower-Income Adults with Marketplace Plans More Likely to View Their Premiums as Affordable Than Adults with Higher Incomes How easy or difficult is it.

Most Adults with Marketplace or Medicaid Coverage Continue to Rate It Highly Now thinking about your health insurance coverage, how would you rate it?

Uninsured Adults and Those with Coverage Gaps Reported Medical Bill Problems at Higher Rates Than Did Those Continuously Insured, 2016 Percent of adults.

Percent of uninsured adults ages 19–64 Income level Race Age Firm size

The uninsured rate among working-age adults increased to 15.5 percent

The Current State of the Uninsured in Wisconsin

Paid less than $125 Percent of adults ages 19–64 with single policies

250% FPL or more Total Less than 250% FPL

Adults ages 19– Uninsured now 15%

Overall, how satisfied are you with your health insurance?

Sales across state lines

Ratings of the Overall Marketplace Shopping Experience Were Higher Among Those Who Enrolled Compared to Those Who Did Not Enroll Overall, how would you.

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

Overall, how satisfied are you with your health insurance?

Adults ages 19–64 who visited the marketplace

Percent adults ages 19–64 who pay all or some of premium

Three of Five Adults with Medicaid or Marketplace Coverage Who Needed to See a Specialist Waited Two Weeks or Less How long did you have to wait to get.

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.

Most Adults with Marketplace or Medicaid Coverage Who Have Used Their Plans Were Satisfied with the Doctors Covered Since you switched/gained your insurance,

Two of Five Adults Ages 50–64 Who Have or Tried to Buy Individual Insurance Were Turned Down, Charged a Higher Price, or Excluded Because of a Preexisting.

Just Under Half of Adults Who Have Visited the Marketplace Enrolled in a Marketplace Plan or Medicaid Don’t know coverage type or don’t know/refused 2%

Thirty Percent of Adults with New Coverage Saw or Needed a Specialist; Fifty-Eight Percent Got an Appointment Within Two Weeks Since getting your new.

Insurance Complexity and Restrictions Create Concerns for Patients and Doctors Adults, 2013 Insurance did not cover as expected/spent a lot of time on.

Adults with marketplace plans or Medicaid express the least confidence in being able to keep their coverage in the future. You said you currently have.

More Than One-Third of Young Adults Experienced a Medical Bill Problem or Were Paying Off Medical Debt Percent of adults ages 19–29 who experienced the.

Percent adults ages 19–64 who went to marketplace

The uninsured rate among working-age adults held steady at 14 percent.

Among Medicaid or marketplace enrollees who lacked confidence about keeping their plans, nearly half said the Trump administration wouldn’t carry out.

Two of Five Insured Adults with Incomes Below the Federal Poverty Level Spent 5 Percent or More of Their Income on Medical Out-of-Pocket Costs Percent.

More than Three of Five Adults Who Tried to Find Out About Their Eligibility for Financial Assistance or Medicaid Said It Was Easy to Do So Did you try.

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

Most people think all Americans should have the right to affordable health care. Do you think all Americans should have the right to affordable health.

The Affordable Care Act and the Role of States: The Individual Mandate

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

More Than Three-Quarters of Adults with Medicaid or Marketplace Coverage Who Tried to Find a New Primary Care Doctor Found It Very or Somewhat Easy Over.

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.

Adults ages 19–64 with either marketplace or employer coverage

Two-Thirds of Those Who Found a Primary Care Doctor Got an Appointment Within Two Weeks How long did you have to wait to get your first appointment to.

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

Subsidized private insurance

Medicaid <133% FPL 26 million

How easy or difficult was it to find…?

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.

Medical Bill Problems or Medical Debt

Premiums and Cost Exposure Were the Most Important Factors in Plan Selection What was the most important factor in your decision about which plan to select?

Three of Five Adults with New Coverage Said They Had Used Their Plan; of Those, Three of Five Said They Would Not Have Been Able to Access or Afford.

Awareness and Use of Health Insurance Marketplaces by Race

Overall, how satisfied are you with this new health insurance?

Sixty Percent of Those Who Found a Primary Care Doctor Got an Appointment Within Two Weeks How long did you have to wait to get your first appointment.

Premium tax credits have made the cost of marketplace plans similar to employer plans for low-income adults, but adults with higher incomes pay more Percent.

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

Reasons for Loss of Employer-Sponsored Insurance and Medicaid

A Majority of Adults Potentially Eligible for Coverage Who Have Not Yet Enrolled Say They Are Likely to Shop for Coverage by March 31, 2014 The enrollment.

Two-Year Waiting Period for Medicare Coverage for Disabled Adults

Choice of Public and Private Plan Options

Adults ages 19–64 who went to marketplace

Percent of adults ages 19–64 who were uninsured

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Across all coverage sources, some adults plan to drop insurance after mandate repeal The tax bill passed by Congress in December 2017 made a change to the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate. Starting in 2019, people will no longer have to pay a penalty on their federal tax return if they don’t have health insurance. Given this change, do you plan to drop your health insurance or will you keep your health insurance in 2019? Data: The Commonwealth Fund Affordable Care Act Tracking Survey, Feb.–Mar. 2018.