ACA slashed uninsured rate, but number who can't afford care still rising

ACA slashed uninsured rate, but number who can’t afford care still rising

Healthcare DIVE January 26, 2020
Ron Shinkman

Dive Brief:

Passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010 and its enactment six years ago helped cut the nation’s uninsured by nearly half, from 49.9 million in 2010 to 25.6 million in 2017. Nevertheless, a huge unmet need remains for many to access medical services, according to a study published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Between 1998 and 2017, the share of the U.S. population unable to see a doctor due to the associated costs of doing so rose from 11.4% to 15.7%, although the differences were even starker when divided among those with insurance coverage and those without. There were also increases in inability to see a physician among those with chronic conditions, and the proportion of...

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