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Key Facts about Health Insurance and the Uninsured amidst Changes to the Affordable Care Act
February 1, 2019
55% of uninsured are eligible for financial assistance in getting healthcare,
and still can’t afford it
The other 45% live in states that did not expand Medicaid, face immigration eligibility issues, or do not qualify for financial assistance
27.4 million uninsured in 2017–the first year that figure rose since the ACA became law
In 2017, 13 out of 18 states with the highest uninsured rates had
not expanded Medicaid
Hospitals frequently charge an uninsured patient
2-4 times
what insurers and public programs actually pay
Among uninsured adults in 2015, 33% were asked to pay upfront
before they could see a doctor
53% of uninsured said they had trouble paying household medical bills in the past year