AHRQ Stats
Comparing insurance coverage status for adults under 65 in 2009-2010 and 2012-2013 shows that a higher percentage of those who were uninsured in the first part of 2012 acquired insurance coverage in the subsequent year (24.6 percent) versus those who were uninsured in a comparable time period in 2009-2010 (20.2 percent). Also, a higher percentage of adults under 65 who were privately insured in the first part of 2012 remained privately insured in 2013, relative to the comparable time period in 2009-2010. (Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Statistical Brief #439:Transitions in Health Insurance Coverage Over Time, 2009-2013 (Selected Intervals): Estimates for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Adult Population under Age 65.)
Highlights
- Between the first part of 2012 and 2013, 4.8 percent of non-elderly adults with some private coverage moved to being uninsured. In addition, 12.3 percent with public coverage became uninsured while another 7.9 percent acquired private coverage.
- During this period, 16.7 percent of uninsured non-elderly adults acquired private insurance while another 7.9 percent obtained public coverage.
- A higher percentage of non-elderly adults uninsured in the first part of 2012 acquired insurance coverage in the subsequent year (24.6 percent) relative to those uninsured in the first part of 2009 (20.2 percent).
- A higher percentage of non-elderly adults privately insured in the first part of 2012 remained privately insured in 2013, relative to the comparable time period in 2009-2010.
- Non-elderly adults with less education were more likely to remain uninsured or lose private coverage between 2012 and 2013.
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