Health Reform Monitoring Survey – Texas, Issue Brief #18: Why were 20% of Adult Texans Uninsured in 2015?

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dc.contributor.authorMarks, Elena M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSim, Shao-Cheeen_US
dc.contributor.authorHo, Vivianen_US
dc.contributor.authorBalihe, Philomeneen_US
dc.contributor.orgJames A. Baker III Institute for Public Policyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-07T17:57:44Zen_US
dc.date.available2016-07-07T17:57:44Zen_US
dc.date.issued2016en_US
dc.description.abstractIn September 2015, just before the third open enrollment period of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Health Insurance Marketplace was about to open, we surveyed Texans ages 18 to 64 to understand the reasons why the uninsured population remained uninsured two years after the implementation of the ACA’s , major insurance coverage provisions. We looked at the group of uninsured as a whole and by demographic subgroups including race/ethnicity and age. Our analysis shows that for the full group of uninsured adults, the overwhelming reason cited for remaining uninsured because they did not want health insurance, and even fewer cited lack of information as a reason.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMarks, Elena M., Sim, Shao-Chee, Ho, Vivian, et al.. "Health Reform Monitoring Survey – Texas, Issue Brief #18: Why were 20% of Adult Texans Uninsured in 2015?." (2016) James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy;Episcopal Health Foundation: <a href="http://bakerinstitute.org/research/report-most-uninsured-texans-say-cost-health-insurance-too-high/">http://bakerinstitute.org/research/report-most-uninsured-texans-say-cost-health-insurance-too-high/</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/90822en_US
dc.titleHealth Reform Monitoring Survey – Texas, Issue Brief #18: Why were 20% of Adult Texans Uninsured in 2015?en_US
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