California's Uninsured 2010

Presents annual data on trends in private and public coverage; California's uninsured population under age 65 compared with other states; and likelihood of being uninsured by employer size and type, income, age, and race/ethnicity

California's Uninsured: As Coverage Grows, Millions Go Without

Since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2014, the uninsured rate in California dropped by nearly half, from 16% in 2013 to 9% in 2015. However, 2.9 million Californians remained uninsured.California's Uninsured: As Coverage Grows, Millions Go Without provides a look at the uninsured two years after full implementation of the ACA. There could be big changes in health insurance coverage ahead with the election of President Donald Trump.Key findings include:The drop in the uninsured rate was mainly due to a seven percentage point increase in individually purchased insurance coupled with a five percentage point increase in Medi-Cal enrollment.One in three of California's uninsured had annual incomes of less than $25,000. At this income level, people are potentially eligible for Medi-Cal.Of the state's remaining uninsured, one in four were age 25 to 34, one in three were noncitizens, and more than half were Latino.62% of the uninsured were employed. Of the 1.8 million uninsured workers, 44% worked in firms with fewer than 50 employees.Fewer Californians cited "lack of affordability" as the main reason for going without health insurance in 2015 compared to 2014

Findings From the 2007 EBRI/Commonwealth Fund Consumerism in Health Survey

Presents findings on the growth of account-based and high-deductible health plans, the health status and demographic profiles of enrollees, and the health plans' impact on consumer behavior, based on an online survey of privately insured adults

California's Uninsured: Treading Water

In 2011, California had the largest number of people under age 65 without health insurance -- 7.1 million -- of any state in the nation. The percentage of Californians who are uninsured has risen steadily over the past two decades; the state now has the seventh largest percentage of residents without coverage in the United States.The percentage of Californians who have employer-based coverage continued to fall, dropping from 65% in 1987 to 52% in 2011. While public insurance has partially covered this gap, almost 22% of Californians remain uninsured. This statistic should change dramatically in the coming years if the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is implemented as planned

How Many Americans Have Lost Jobs with Employer Health Coverage During the Pandemic?

ISSUE: During the COVID-19 pandemic, most states issued lockdown orders that closed many workplaces. The ensuing job losses may have left millions of workers without employer health coverage. GOAL: To estimate how many workers lost jobs that came with employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) — by industry, age, and gender — during the pandemic. METHODS: Health insurance coverage data were used to generate the proportion of workers with ESI, by various characteristics. Data on unemployment benefit recipients were used to generate the proportion of workers who lost jobs because of the pandemic. We apply the proportion of workers with ESI to the number of workers who lost jobs to obtain an estimate of jobs with ESI coverage that were lost. We also determine the number of dependents of these workers who potentially lost coverage. KEY FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION: We estimate that as many as 7.7 million workers lost jobs with ESI as of June 2020 because of the pandemic-induced recession. The ESI of these workers covered 6.9 million of their dependents, for a total of 14.6 million affected individuals. Only with time will we know how many job losses are ultimately permanent, resulting in loss of ESI for workers and their dependents