Brief Uninsured Adults Eligible for Medicaid and Health Insurance Literacy
Genevieve M. Kenney, Michael Karpman, Sharon K. Long
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A key question is how successful enrollment efforts under the ACA will be at reaching uninsured adults who will become newly eligible for Medicaid. Historically, enrollment in Medicaid coverage has been lower for adults than for children, with substantial variation across states. Approximately two-thirds of nonelderly adults without private coverage who currently qualify for Medicaid are enrolled. This brief explores prior experiences with Medicaid among low-income, uninsured adults targeted by Medicaid under the ACA and assesses this population's understanding of basic health insurance terms and the sources of information they would use for making health insurance decisions.

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Research Areas Health and health care
Tags Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program  Health insurance
Policy Centers Health Policy Center