Survey: People covered under Obamacare happy with insurance

Posted Jul 10, 2014

Kaiser Health News
Kaiser Family Foundation

About 9.5 million Americans gained coverage during the health law's open enrollment period, and the uninsured rate for working-age adults fell from 20 percent to 15 percent, according to a survey by the Commonwealth Fund.

The New York Times’ The Upshot: Newest Health Insurance Customers Are Generally Happy
We’ve known for a few months now that lots of people signed up for health insurance this year in new marketplaces. A new survey shows that the people who did so are also pretty happy with their purchases (Sanger-Katz, 7/10).

McClatchy: Survey: 9.5 Million People Gained Health Coverage In First Marketplace Enrollment Period
Some 9.5 million Americans gained health coverage during the recent marketplace enrollment period as the uninsured rate for working-age adults fell from 20 percent to 15 percent, according to a new national survey by the Commonwealth Fund. Young adults ages 19-34, whose participation in the Affordable Care Act’s coverage initiative was crucial but always uncertain, saw some of the largest coverage gains. Their uninsured rate fell from 28 percent to 18 percent. Uninsured rates for Latinos fell from 36 percent to 23 percent, the survey found. And low-income adults earning less than 138 percent of the federal poverty level saw their uninsured rate drop from 35 percent to 24 percent (Pugh, 7/10).

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