A report on Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index indicates that the
amount of uninsured 18-25 year-old Americans is decreasing. The number of uninsured 18-25 year-old
Americans began to decline (from 28% to 26.3%) in the fourth quarter of 2010,
after the passage of the Affordable Care Act. This act allowed Americans up to age 26 to stay on their parents’
healthcare plan. Currently, 23.2%
of 18-25 year-old Americans are uninsured. While the passage of the Affordable Care Act had a
significant impact on reducing the number of uninsured 18-25 year-olds, the
number of uninsured 24-64 year-olds (20%) is increasing and the amount of
uninsured Americans over 65 (3%) has not changed significantly. The increasing amount of 26-64 year-old
uninsured Americans can be attributed to high levels of unemployment and the
decreasing employee benefits. For
instance, currently only about 44.8% of Americans receive employer-based
coverage whereas 49.8% received employer-based coverage in January, 2008. In
accordance, since January 2008, more Americans receive their health insurance
coverage from a government plan (25.3% compared to. 22.9%) and more Americans
are uninsured (16.9% compared 14.6%).
But, it is important to note that that number of uninsured Americans
over 26 can be expected to decrease once additional ramifications of the Affordable Care
Act go into effect in 2014. The Number of Uninsured Americans Age 18-25 Continues to Decline
A report on Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index indicates that the
amount of uninsured 18-25 year-old Americans is decreasing. The number of uninsured 18-25 year-old
Americans began to decline (from 28% to 26.3%) in the fourth quarter of 2010,
after the passage of the Affordable Care Act. This act allowed Americans up to age 26 to stay on their parents’
healthcare plan. Currently, 23.2%
of 18-25 year-old Americans are uninsured. While the passage of the Affordable Care Act had a
significant impact on reducing the number of uninsured 18-25 year-olds, the
number of uninsured 24-64 year-olds (20%) is increasing and the amount of
uninsured Americans over 65 (3%) has not changed significantly. The increasing amount of 26-64 year-old
uninsured Americans can be attributed to high levels of unemployment and the
decreasing employee benefits. For
instance, currently only about 44.8% of Americans receive employer-based
coverage whereas 49.8% received employer-based coverage in January, 2008. In
accordance, since January 2008, more Americans receive their health insurance
coverage from a government plan (25.3% compared to. 22.9%) and more Americans
are uninsured (16.9% compared 14.6%).
But, it is important to note that that number of uninsured Americans
over 26 can be expected to decrease once additional ramifications of the Affordable Care
Act go into effect in 2014. Popular Posts
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