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Exhibit 1. Uninsured Rates Declined Among Whites, Blacks, and Latinos in 2014 Source: The Commonwealth Fund Biennial Health Insurance Surveys (2010, 2012,

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1 Exhibit 1. Uninsured Rates Declined Among Whites, Blacks, and Latinos in 2014 Source: The Commonwealth Fund Biennial Health Insurance Surveys (2010, 2012, and 2014). Percent of adults ages 19–64 who were uninsured

2 Exhibit 2. Latinos Have the Highest Uninsured Rates, Particularly if They Live in States That Did Not Expand Medicaid Percent of adults ages 19–64 who were uninsured Note: 26 states and DC had expanded eligibility for their state Medicaid program and begun enrolling individuals by July 2014: AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, HI, IA, IL, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, RI, VT, WA, WV. All other states were counted as not expanding Medicaid. AK and HI were not included in the survey sample. Source: The Commonwealth Fund Biennial Health Insurance Survey (2014).

3 Exhibit 3. Cost-Related Access Problems and Medical Bill Problems Are Significantly Higher Among Latinos Uninsured During the Year Percent Latino adults ages 19–64 ^ Combines “Uninsured now” and “Insured now, uninsured during the year.” * Respondent experienced at least one of the following because of cost in the past 12 months: did not fill a prescription; did not see a specialist when needed; skipped recommended medical test, treatment, or follow-up; had a medical problem but did not visit doctor or clinic. ** Respondent experienced at least one of the following in the past 12 months: had problems paying medical bills, contacted by a collection agency for unpaid bills, had to change way of life in order to pay medical bills, or has outstanding medical debt. Source: The Commonwealth Fund Biennial Health Insurance Survey (2014).

4 50–64 17% 19–34 50% 35–49 33% Exhibit 4. At the End of 2014, Half of Latinos Who Remained Uninsured Were Ages 19 to 34 and Most Were Employed or Had Low Incomes Age Employment status Notes: FPL refers to federal poverty level. Segments may not sum to 100 percent because of rounding. * Includes those who said they were not employed for pay. Source: The Commonwealth Fund Biennial Health Insurance Survey (2014). Income Not employed, but looking for work 17% Full-time 45% Part-time 16% 10.7 million uninsured Latinos ages 19 to 64 Don’t know or refused 1% Student/Retired/ Disabled/Other* 22% <133% FPL 52% Undesignate d 14% 133%–249% FPL 22% 250% FPL or more 12%


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