the supreme court, the affordable care act and nj
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ImpactoftheSupremeCourts
DecisiontoUpholdthe
AffordableCareAct
THEAFFORDABLECAREACTWILLHELPFIXNEWJERSEYSHEALTH
CAREPROBLEM
ThenumberofNewJerseyanswithouthealthinsurancehasincreasedbyabout
400,000intenyears.
850
9691,011
1,082
1,183 1,1641,252 1,236
1,117
1,229
1,314
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
TotalUninsuredUnder65inNJSince2000
(100,000's)
SOURCE:NewJerse Polic Pers ecveanal sisofCurrentPo ulaonSurve
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TherateofincreasehasbeenmuchhigherinNewJersey(55%)thannationally
(35%).
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
CumulaZvePercentIncreaseinUninsuredUnder65inNJandUS
SOURCE:NewJerseyPolicyPerspecveanalysisofCurrentPopulaonSurvey
55%
35%
NJ
U.S.
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THEAFFORDABLECAREACTSOLUTION
NearlyamillionNewJerseyanswillreceivefederalsubsidiestomake
insurancemoreaffordable,reducingthenumberofuninsuredby
about800,000.
495,600
637,200
873,200896,800
920,400 920,400 920,400944,000
920,400
424,800
566,400
708,000 731,600 731,600 731,600755,200
778,800 778,800
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
EsZmatedIndividualsReceivingMedicaidandExchangeSubsidiesandReducZonintheUninsuredinNJUndertheACA
Medicaidand
exchangesubsidiesReduconin
uninsured
SOURCE;NJPPanalysisofUSCensusAmericanCommunitySurveyandCongressionalBudgetOffice,
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About$41billioninfederalfundswillbespentinNewJerseyonsubsidiesto
makeinsuranceaffordable,whichwillalsohelpthestateseconomy.
1.5
3.0
4.1
4.64.9
5.25.5
5.96.2
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
EsZmatedFederalFundingforMedicaidandExchangeSubsidiesUnder
ACAinNJ($billions)TOTALFUNDINGOVER8YEARS:$40.9Billion
SOURCE;NJPPanalysisofUSCensusAmericanCommunitySurveyandCongressionalBudgetOffice,
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NewJerseyansinallcountieswillbeabletoobtaininsurance.
EstimatedNewlyInsuredIndividualsinNJUnderACA
County
Children
Uninsured
2010
Adults
Uninsured
2010
Total
Uninsured
2010
Newly
Insured
2016
Atlantic 2,550 29,244 31,794 16,215
Bergen 14,841 105,973 120,814 61,615
Burlington 3,958 28,196 32,154 16,399
Camden 6,612 56,214 62,826 32,041
CapeMay 1,771 9,893 11,664 5,949Cumberland 3,561 23,234 26,795 13,665
Essex 14,783 124,724 139,507 71,149
Gloucester 2,071 23,952 26,023 13,272
Hudson 11,953 131,342 143,295 73,080
Hunterdon 1,033 5,990 7,023 3,582
Mercer 5,449 38,414 43,863 22,370
Middlesex 12,533 96,840 109,373 55,780
Monmouth 5,530 55,056 60,586 30,899
Morris 4,881 39,511 44,392 22,640
Ocean 5,822 47,058 52,880 26,969Passaic 8,665 82,428 91,093 46,457
Salem 531 5,913 6,444 3,286
Somerset 2,215 26,496 28,711 14,643
Sussex 1,929 10,562 12,491 6,370
Union 11,337 78,325 89,662 45,728
Warren 1,431 8,337 9,768 4,982
SOURCE:AmericanCommunitySurvey,2010andCongressionalBudgetOffice,
UpdatedEstimatesfortheInsuranceCoverageProvisionsoftheAffordableCare
Act,March2012