Enrollment and coverage trends for Americans ages 50 to 64 in the nongroup health insurance market

Enrollment and coverage trends for Americans ages 50 to 64 in the nongroup health insurance market

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
Fact sheet (AARP Public Policy Institute)
Author(s):
Sung, Jane, author
Dean, Olivia, author
Saavoss, Asha, author
Saunders, Robert C., author
Contributor(s):
AARP (Organization), issuing body.
Public Policy Institute (AARP (Organization)), issuing body.
Publication:
Washington, DC : AARP Public Policy Institute, March 2020
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Health Insurance Exchanges -- trends
Insurance Coverage -- trends
Insurance, Health -- trends
Middle Aged
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
Although the majority of Americans ages 50 to 64 have health insurance coverage through an employer (group coverage) or a public program (such as Medicaid), 5.6 million (or 9 percent) purchase health insurance coverage on their own in the nongroup (or individual) health insurance market. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 enacted significant improvements to health insurance offered in the nongroup market, including the establishment of health insurance marketplaces, financial assistance to help people afford premiums and cost sharing (e.g., deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments), and consumer protections to improve access to comprehensive coverage. Consumers can purchase nongroup coverage either on the health insurance marketplaces or outside of such marketplaces (often referred to as "off-Marketplace"). This fact sheet reports on enrollment and coverage trends of adults ages 50 to 64 in the nongroup market, including those enrolling on and off the marketplaces. A companion fact sheet reports on characteristics of older adults in the nongroup market.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-ND license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (8 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101771379 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101771379