Exhibit 1. After The End of the Affordable Care Act’s Second Open Enrollment Period, the Percentage of Uninsured U.S. Adults Was 13 Percent Source: The.

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Exhibit 1. After The End of the Affordable Care Act’s Second Open Enrollment Period, the Percentage of Uninsured U.S. Adults Was 13 Percent Source: The Commonwealth Fund Affordable Care Act Tracking Surveys, July–Sept. 2013, April–June 2014, and March–May Percent adults ages 19–64 uninsured

Exhibit 2. Uninsured Rates Among Low-Income Adults Remain Higher Than Among Those Adults with Higher Incomes Percent adults ages 19–64 uninsured Note: FPL refers to federal poverty level. Source: The Commonwealth Fund Affordable Care Act Tracking Surveys, July–Sept. 2013, April–June 2014, and March–May 2015.

Exhibit 3. More Than Half of Adults Who Enrolled in Marketplace Plans or Medicaid Were Uninsured Before Getting Their New Plan Adults ages 19–64 who are currently enrolled in marketplace coverage or have had Medicaid for less than two years Percent Source: The Commonwealth Fund Affordable Care Act Tracking Survey, March–May What type of health insurance did you have prior to getting your marketplace or Medicaid coverage?

Exhibit 4. Most Adults Who Were Uninsured Before Getting New Coverage Had Been Uninsured for a Year or More Adults ages 19–64 who were uninsured before gaining their Medicaid or marketplace coverage At the time you got your marketplace or Medicaid coverage, how long had you been uninsured? * Includes those who reported never having had insurance. Source: The Commonwealth Fund Affordable Care Act Tracking Survey, March–May Percent

Adults ages 19–64 who are currently enrolled in marketplace coverage or have had Medicaid for less than two years No 31% Yes 68% Adults ages 19–64 who have used new health insurance plan Over the time that you have had your health coverage through the marketplace or Medicaid, have you used this coverage to visit a doctor, hospital, or other health care provider, or to pay for prescription drugs? Exhibit 5. Sixty-Two Percent of Adults with Marketplace or Medicaid Coverage Who Had Used Their Plan Said They Would Not Have Been Able to Access or Afford This Care Before No 62% Yes 37% Don’t know or refused 2% Note: Segments may not sum to 100 percent because of rounding. Source: The Commonwealth Fund Affordable Care Act Tracking Survey, March–May Prior to getting this coverage, would you have been able to access and/or afford this care? Plan has not yet gone into effect 1%

Adults ages 19–64 who are currently enrolled in marketplace coverage or have had Medicaid for less than two years No 78% Yes 21% Adults ages 19–64 who have tried to find new primary care or general doctor Over the time you have had your health coverage through the marketplace or Medicaid, have you tried to find a new primary care doctor or general doctor? Exhibit 6. 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 Very easy 47% Somewhat easy 30% Could not find a doctor 6% Note: Segments may not sum to 100 percent because of rounding. Source: The Commonwealth Fund Affordable Care Act Tracking Survey, March–May How easy or difficult was it for you to find a new primary care doctor or general doctor? Somewhat difficult 9% Very difficult 7% Don’t know or refused 1% Don’t know 1%

Exhibit 7. Sixty Percent of Those Who Found a Primary Care Doctor Got an Appointment Within Two Weeks Adults ages 19–64 who are currently enrolled in marketplace coverage or have had Medicaid for less than two years and tried to find a primary care doctor or general doctor since getting new coverage* How long did you have to wait to get your first appointment to see this doctor? * Does not include those who were not able to find a doctor. Source: The Commonwealth Fund Affordable Care Act Tracking Survey, March–May Percent

Adults ages 19–64 who are currently enrolled in marketplace coverage or have had Medicaid for less than two years No 68% Yes 32% Adults ages 19–64 who needed to see specialist Over the time you have had your health coverage through the marketplace or Medicaid, have you seen or needed to see any specialist doctors? Exhibit 8. Fifty-Three Percent of Adults with Marketplace or Medicaid Coverage Who Needed a Specialist Got an Appointment Within Two Weeks Within 1 week 38% 15 to 30 days 19% Don’t know or refused 3% Note: Segments may not sum to 100 percent because of rounding. Source: The Commonwealth Fund Affordable Care Act Tracking Survey, March–May How long did you have to wait to get your first appointment to see this specialist? 8 to 14 days 15% More than 30 days 21% Still waiting 4% Have not tried to make appointment 1%

Notes: Segments may not sum to indicated total because of rounding. Bars may not sum to 100 percent because of don’t know/refusal to respond. FPL refers to federal poverty level. Source: The Commonwealth Fund Affordable Care Act Tracking Survey, March–May Since you switched/gained your insurance, how satisfied are you with the doctors covered by your new insurance? Exhibit 9. Most Adults with Marketplace or Medicaid Coverage Who Have Used Their Plans Were Satisfied with the Doctors Covered Adults ages 19–64 who are currently enrolled in marketplace coverage or have had Medicaid for less than two years and have used coverage Not at all satisfiedNot very satisfiedSomewhat satisfiedVery satisfied

Notes: Segments may not sum to indicated total because of rounding. Bars may not sum to 100 percent because of don’t know/refusal to respond. FPL refers to federal poverty level. Source: The Commonwealth Fund Affordable Care Act Tracking Survey, March–May Overall, how satisfied are you with your health insurance? Exhibit 10. More Than Eight of 1o Adults with Marketplace or Medicaid Coverage Were Satisfied with It Adults ages 19–64 who are currently enrolled in marketplace coverage or have had Medicaid for less than two years Not at all satisfiedNot very satisfiedSomewhat satisfiedVery satisfied 10

Exhibit 11. About Half of Adults with New Coverage Said They Were Better Off Now Adults ages 19–64 who are currently enrolled in marketplace coverage or have had Medicaid for less than two years Since obtaining Medicaid or health coverage through the marketplace, would you say you are better off now or worse off now than before you had this coverage, or has there been no effect? * Respondent said health status was fair or poor or said they had at least one of the following chronic diseases: hypertension or high blood pressure; heart disease; diabetes; asthma, emphysema, or lung disease; high cholesterol; depression or anxiety. Source: The Commonwealth Fund Affordable Care Act Tracking Survey, March–May Percent

Exhibit 12. Uninsured Rates Among Low-Income Adults in States That Have Not Expanded Medicaid Are More Than Twice That of Those in Medicaid Expansion States Percent adults ages 19–64 with incomes below 100 percent of poverty who were uninsured Note: The following states expanded their Medicaid program and began enrolling individuals in March 2015 or earlier: AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, HI, IA, IN, IL, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, VT, WA, WV, and the District of Columbia. All other states were considered to have not expanded. Source: The Commonwealth Fund Affordable Care Act Tracking Surveys, July–Sept. 2013, April–June 2014, and March–May (28 states + D.C.)(22 states)

Exhibit 13. Many Uninsured Adults Continue to Lack Awareness of the Marketplaces, Financial Assistance, and Medicaid Expansion Uninsured adults ages 19–64 Percent aware Notes: FPL refers to federal poverty level. Question wording was slightly different between the three surveys. Respondents were not asked about Medicaid expansion awareness in Source: The Commonwealth Fund Affordable Care Act Tracking Surveys, July–Sept. 2013, April–June 2014, and March–May 2015.

Exhibit 14. Reasons Cited by Uninsured Adults for Not Visiting the Marketplace Uninsured adults ages 19–64 who are aware of the marketplaces but did not visit to shop for coverage You said that you have not visited the marketplace to shop for health insurance. What are the reasons you did not visit the marketplace? Is it because…? Note: Respondents could report more than one reason for not visiting the marketplace. Source: The Commonwealth Fund Affordable Care Act Tracking Survey, March–May Percent