Health Reform Monitoring Survey – Texas, Issue Brief #19: Health Insurance Literacy among Adult Texans

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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.accessioned2016-07-07T17:57:43Zen_US
dc.date.available2016-07-07T17:57:43Zen_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 assess their confidence level in understanding the basic terminology about health insurance plans. Our data show that approximately one-quarter of adult Texans lacked confidence in their understanding of some of the most basic health plan terms, including premium and co-payment. Uninsured Texans were significantly more likely to report a lack of confidence in understanding health plan terminology than their insured counterparts. White Texans generally reported greater confidence than Black respondents. Hispanic respondents reported the least confidence in their understanding of health plan terminology.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMarks, Elena M., Sim, Shao-Chee, Ho, Vivian, et al.. "Health Reform Monitoring Survey – Texas, Issue Brief #19: Health Insurance Literacy among Adult Texans." (2016) James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy;Episcopal Health Foundation: <a href="http://bakerinstitute.org/research/hrms-issue-brief-19/">http://bakerinstitute.org/research/hrms-issue-brief-19/</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/90816en_US
dc.relation.urihttp://bakerinstitute.org/research/hrms-issue-brief-19/en_US
dc.titleHealth Reform Monitoring Survey – Texas, Issue Brief #19: Health Insurance Literacy among Adult Texansen_US
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