Brief Time for a Checkup: Changes in Health Insurance Coverage, Health Care Access and Affordability, and Plan Satisfaction among Parents and Children between 2013 and 2015
Michael Karpman, Jason Gates, Genevieve M. Kenney
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  • Between June/September 2013 and March/September 2015, the share of parents with health insurance coverage increased 6.4 percentage points, and the share of children with coverage increased 1.7 percentage points.
  • Relative to 2013, parents in 2015 were more likely to report having a usual source of care and having had a routine checkup in the past year and less likely to report having had trouble finding a doctor in the past year. 
  • Parents were also less likely to report that they went without care because of affordability reasons. 
  • Parents reported higher satisfaction with their premiums and the protection against high medical bills provided by their health plans and higher satisfaction with multiple aspects of their children’s plans.
Research and Evidence Health Policy
Expertise Health Care Coverage, Costs, and Access Modeling Federal and State Health System Reform
Tags Health insurance Federal health care reform Health equity