Community Health Centers: Recent Growth and the Role of the ACA
Health centers are a core source of primary care in the U.S., and their patients are increasingly insured, primarily due to the ACA Medicaid expansion.
The Uninsured: A Primer - Key Facts about Health Insurance and the Uninsured in the Wake of National Health Reform
While millions have gained coverage under the ACA, 28 million non-elderly people remained uninsured in 2015.
The Coverage Gap: Uninsured Poor Adults in States that Do Not Expand Medicaid
2.6 million adults fall into the “coverage gap” nationally
Key Facts About the Uninsured Population
With answers to:
- How has the number of uninsured changed under the ACA?
- Who remains uninsured, and why?
- How does the lack of insurance affect access to health care?
Data Portrait
Health and Health Coverage in the South
Southerners as a group are generally more likely than those in the rest of the nation to have certain chronic illnesses and to experience worse health outcomes.
Current Issues
With President Donald Trump and GOP lawmakers in Congress vowing to repeal the Affordable Care Act, a key question is whether any reforms enacted in Washington will reverse the recent multi-year decline in the number of uninsured Americans under the ACA to a historically low uninsured rate. Policymakers also are considering shifting Medicaid to a block grant or per capita cap system of financing, which has implications for coverage as well.
- The Uninsured: A Primer – Key Facts About Health Insurance and the Uninsured in the Wake of National Health Reform
- Estimates of Eligibility for ACA Coverage among the Uninsured
- The Coverage Gap: Uninsured Poor Adults in States that Do Not Expand Medicaid
- How Does Gaining Coverage Affect People’s Lives?
Perspectives
- The Wall Street Journal High-Risk Pools as Fallback for High-Cost Patients Require New Rules
- The Wall Street Journal Obamacare Debate: Where GOP Governors Stand on Repeal and Replace
- The New York Times The Health Care Plan Trump Voters Really Want
Democrats Raise Specter Of 2018 Election In Health Law Messaging 