Uninsured

New & Noteworthy

ARPA
How the American Rescue Plan Act Affects Subsidies for Marketplace Shoppers and People Who Are Uninsured
Under the ARPA, the majority of uninsured people (63%) are now eligible for financial assistance through the Marketplaces, Medicaid, or Basic Health Plans. In fact, more than 4 out of 10 uninsured people are eligible for a free or nearly free health plan through one of these programs.
Lowering the Age
Coverage Implications of Policies to Lower the Age of Medicare Eligibility
Lowering the age of Medicare eligibility to 60 could change eligibility for health coverage for up to 11.7 million people with employer insurance and 2.4 million people with non-group coverage who are 60 to 64. And 1.6 million uninsured adults could be eligible for Medicare via such a policy.
Underserved Populations
Are Health Centers Facilitating Equitable Access to COVID-19 Vaccinations?
The latest data show that people of color made up 64 percent of people receiving the first dose and 61 percent of people receiving the second/final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at community health centers.
Coronavirus
Limitations of the Program for Uninsured COVID-19 Patients Raise Concerns
The Department of Health and Human Services program to pay for care for uninsured Americans with COVID-19 has been in place for about five months, but limits on who is eligible may be leaving some patients with large bills.

Who are The uninsured?

DISPARITIES
Key Facts on Health and Health Care by Race and Ethnicity
Data on demographics; health coverage, access, and utilization; and health status by race and ethnicity provides insight into the status of health disparities and changes since implementation of the ACA.
Key Facts
Key Facts About The Uninsured
This issue brief describes how coverage has changed in recent years, examines the characteristics of the uninsured population, and summarizes the access and financial implications of not having coverage.
Issue Brief
How Has the Pandemic Affected Health Coverage in the U.S.?
A KFF analysis of administrative data suggests that relatively few Americans have lost job-based health insurance amid the economic chaos of the pandemic — and that many who did likely found a safety net in coverage through Medicaid or the Affordable Care Act’s individual market.
Expanding Medicaid
The Coverage Gap: Uninsured Poor Adults in States that Do Not Expand Medicaid
Nationally, 2.2 million poor uninsured adults were in the ACA “coverage gap” in 2019 in states that had not expanded Medicaid. They earned too much to be eligible for Medicaid but not enough to qualify for Marketplace premium tax credits. Three-quarters of them reside in just four states: Texas, Florida, Georgia and North Carolina.