Fewer Than Half of Adults Said It Was Easy to Find an Affordable Plan

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Fewer Than Half of Adults Said It Was Easy to Find an Affordable Plan How easy or difficult was it to find . . .? Percent of adults who said somewhat or very easy Very easy Somewhat easy 50 52 47 42 43 41 A plan you could afford A plan with the type of coverage you need Adults ages 19–64 who went to the marketplace and are marketplace eligible* * Marketplace eligible includes adults in expansion states with incomes >138% FPL and adults in nonexpansion states with incomes >100% FPL. Notes: FPL refers to federal poverty level. 250% of FPL is $29,425 for an individual or $60,625 for a family of four. Segments may not sum to subtotals because of rounding. Data: The Commonwealth Fund Affordable Care Act Tracking Survey, February–April 2016. Source: M. Gunja, S. R. Collins, M. M. Doty, and S. Beutel, Americans’ Experiences with ACA Marketplace Coverage: Affordability and Provider Network Satisfaction, The Commonwealth Fund, July 2016.