Despite Coverage Gains Since 1998, Most Measures of Unmet Need for Physician Services Have Shown No Improvement, and Financial Access to Physician Services has Decreased. “Importance Improvements in insurance coverage and access to care have resulted from the Affordable Care Act (ACA). However, a focus on short-term pre- to post-ACA changes may distract attention from longer-term […]
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Since the ACA, Fewer Adults Are Uninsured, but More Are Underinsured “Compared to 2010, when the ACA became law, fewer people today are uninsured, but more people are underinsured. Of the 194 million U.S. adults ages 19 to 64 in 2018, an estimated 87 million, or 45 percent, were inadequately insured (see Tables 1 and 2). […]
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