50 million uninsured: the faces behind the headlines rachel garfield, phd senior researcher and...
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50 Million Uninsured: The Faces Behind the Headlines
Rachel Garfield, PhDSenior Researcher and Associate Director
Kaiser Commission for Medicaid and the Uninsured
for
Alliance for Health ReformWashington, DC
October 14, 2011
FIGURE 2
Health Insurance Coverage of the Nonelderly, 2010
* Medicaid also includes other public programs: CHIP, other state programs, Medicare and military-related coverage. The federal poverty level for a family of four in 2010 was $22,050. Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding. SOURCE: KCMU/Urban Institute analysis of 2011 ASEC Supplement to the CPS.
<139% (Medicaid)
Federal Poverty Level
139-399% (Subsidies)
400%+
Private Non-Group
Medicaid*
Employer-Sponsored Insurance
Uninsured
266 M Nonelderly
FIGURE 3
Health Insurance Coverage of the Nonelderly by Poverty Level, 2010
FPL= Federal Poverty Level. The FPL was $22,050 for a family of four in 2010. Data may not total 100% due to rounding. SOURCE: KCMU/Urban Institute analysis of 2011 ASEC Supplement to the CPS.
FIGURE 4
Median Medicaid/CHIP Eligibility Thresholds, January 2011
SOURCE: Based on the results of a national survey conducted by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured and the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, 2011
Minimum Medicaid Eligibility under Health Reform 133% FPL ($24,353 for a family of 3 in 2010)
FIGURE 5
Average Annual Premium Costs for Covered Workers, 2001 and 2011
Family coverage is defined as health coverage for a family of four. SOURCE: Kaiser/HRET Employer Health Benefits Survey, 2011
Single Coverage Family Coverage
$2,689
$5,429
$15,073
$7,061
FIGURE 6
400% FPL and Above
Characteristics of the Nonelderly Uninsured, 2010
The federal poverty level was $22,050 for a family of four in 2010. Data may not total 100% due to rounding. SOURCE: KCMU/Urban Institute analysis of 2011 ASEC Supplement to the CPS.
Total = 49.1 million uninsured
1 or More Full-Time Workers
No Workers
Part-Time Workers100-250%
FPL
<100% FPL
251-399% FPL
Children
Parents
Adults without
Dependent Children
FIGURE 7
WY
WI
WV
WA
VA
VT
UT
TX
TN
SD
SC
RI PA
OR
OK
OH
ND
NC
NY
NM
NJ
NH
NV NE
MT
MO
MS
MN
MI
MA
MD
ME
LA
KY KS
IA
IN IL
ID
HI
GA
FL
DC
DE
CT
CO CA
ARAZ
AK
AL
>18% percent (18 states)
14-18% Uninsured (21 states and DC)
<14% Uninsured (11 states)
Uninsured Rates Among the Nonelderly by State, 2010
SOURCE: KCMU/Urban Institute analysis of 2011 ASEC Supplement to the CPS.
FIGURE 8
Access to Care by Health Insurance Status, 2010
In past 12 monthsQuestions about dental care were analyzed for children age 2-17. All other questions were analyzed for all children under age 18. MD contact includes other health professionals. Respondents who said usual source of care was the emergency room were included among those not having a usual source of care. All differences between the uninsured and the two insurance groups are statistically significant (p<0.05).SOURCE: KCMU analysis of 2010 NHIS data.
Children Nonelderly Adults
FIGURE 9
Faces of the Uninsured
Chicago Tour GuideUninsured for 10 years
Living with AIDS
UnemployedChildren covered by Medicaid
$30,000 of medical debtTeacher & Grad Student
Spends $400/month out of pocket to pay for diabetes
drugs