Workers' Health Insurance Coverage and Impact of Pending ACA Repeal and Replace
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    Workers Gaining Health Insurance Coverage Under the ACA

    Report Jul-01-2017 | Bowen G, Gangopadhyaya A, Dorn S | 1-min read
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    14.7 million working Americans and family members gained health coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

     

    The Issue

    Roughly 9.5 million working Americans under age 65, along with 5.2 million of their family members, gained health insurance coverage from 2010 to 2015 under the ACA. They represent 77 percent of all of those who gained coverage in the first six years of the ACA.

     

    Key Findings


     

    • Occupations in which less than 70 percent of workers had health insurance in 2010—such as farming, food preparation and construction—saw a 13.4 percentage point increase in rates of insured workers by 2015.
    • Occupations where 70-80 percent of workers had coverage in 2010—such as transportation and health care support—saw an increase of 9.6 percentage points.
    • Workers making less than $15 per hour in 2010 saw their rate of insurance coverage increase by 14.3 percentage points by 2015.
    • Of the 9.5 million workers who gained coverage, 6.0 million (63%) lived in states that expanded Medicaid eligibility under the ACA.

     

    Conclusion

    The ACA resulted in a large increase in the number of American workers who have health coverage for themselves and their families. Workers in industries that typically had the weakest coverage made the largest gains, and workers making salaries typically associated with lower coverage rates saw larger increases in coverage, showing that coverage gains under the ACA were well-targeted.

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