Commonwealth Fund June 12, 2015
Sara R. Collins, Petra W. Rasmussen, Michelle M. Doty, and Sophie Beutel

Findings from the Commonwealth Fund Affordable Care Act Tracking Survey, March–May 2015

Abstract

The latest Commonwealth Fund Affordable Care Act Tracking Survey finds the share of uninsured working-age adults was 13 percent in March–May 2015, compared with 20 percent just before the major coverage expansions went into effect. More than half of adults who currently have coverage either through the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) marketplace plans or Medicaid expansion were uninsured prior to gaining coverage. Of those, more than 60 percent lacked coverage for one year or longer. More than six of 10 adults who used their new plans to obtain care reported they could not have afforded or accessed it previously. Majorities of people with ACA coverage who have...

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Topics: ACA (Affordable Care Act), CMS, Congress / White House, Health System / Hospital, Healthcare System, HHS, Medicaid, Medicare, Patient / Consumer, Payer, Physician, Primary care, Provider, Public Exchange, Regulations
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