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.